Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Bellarmine Knights Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Bellarmine Knights

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Knights Hall in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (10-18) are traveling to Knights Hall on Saturday where they will take on the Bellarmine Knights (11-16).

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels faced off with West Georgia and walked away with a win by a score of 81-80 in their last contest. Eastern Kentucky finished the contest having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (30 of 72) and converted 7 out of their 26 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Colonels converted 14 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 38 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 19 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of defending, Eastern Kentucky allowed 47.0% from the field on 31 of 66 shooting. West Georgia earned 17 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, West Georgia pulled down 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. West Georgia walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of 24 shots. They buried 6 out of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Colonels ended up with 19 and West Georgia accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Montavious Myrick is one guy who came through in the matchup. He ended up shooting 75.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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Eastern Kentucky enters this contest with a record of 10-18 on the year. They have an average of 80.0 pts per game (101st in Division 1) while shooting 43.3% from the floor. The Colonels are hitting 34.0% on shots from distance (304 of 893) and 71.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Kentucky is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 403 assists for the year, which ranks 108th in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Colonels have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They concede 35.1% on 3-pointers while they are 340th in college in opponents PPG (80.7). The Colonels are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (785 of 1,652) and they concede 36.2 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 326th in college in giving up assists with 420 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Bellarmine Knights took a loss by a final score of 75-72 when they faced Lipscomb. The Knights corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. Lipscomb was called for 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.6%. With respect to shooting from distance, Bellarmine converted 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). Overall, the Knights finished the game shooting 29 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. The Knights allowed Lipscomb to bury 25 out of 53 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.2% in this contest. They finished 44.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 16 of 36 and ended up shooting 9 out of 10 from the charity stripe (90.0%). In relation to rebounding, Bellarmine allowed Lipscomb to collect 27 in all (3 on the offensive side).

Jack Karasinski ended up having an impact for the Knights for the game. He made 8 of 20 for the game for a rate of 40.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the matchup.

Bellarmine has a record of 11-16 for the campaign. As an offense, the Knights are shooting 51.4% from the field, which is ranked 6th in college. Bellarmine has scored 2,135 points so far this year (79.1 per contest) and they grab 28.1 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.2 times per contest (107th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. The Knights are committing 16.2 fouls per game and they hit 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Bellarmine defense concedes 38.8% on shots from 3-point land (315 of 812) and their opposition knocks down 73.4% of their free throw shots. They concede 17.3 assists and 32.5 boards per game, which is 357th and 68th in D-1. The Knights on the defensive side of the court are 341st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 80.9. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the floor (348th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Kentucky

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