Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Lipscomb Bisons Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Lipscomb Bisons

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Allen Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (9-16) are en route to Allen Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Lipscomb Bisons (15-10).

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels stepped onto the hardwood against Stetson and walked away with a win by a score of 100-88 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Colonels ended up finishing with 18 and Stetson recorded 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 of their 27 tries from downtown. Stetson finished the game at 85.0% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 20 tries. Moreover, Stetson totaled 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stetson earned 14 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Eastern Kentucky allowed 48.3% from the floor on 29 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Colonels made 22 of 26 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. Eastern Kentucky ended the contest having earned a 54.0% field goal percentage (34 of 63) and converted 10 out of their 29 three-point attempts.

Juan Cranford Jr. is one guy who played a role for this contest. He finished shooting 72.7% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He played 30 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up with 23 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Eastern Kentucky enters this contest with a mark of 9-16 so far this season. They are averaging 80.8 points per contest (93rd in Division 1) while hitting 43.7% from the field. The Colonels are shooting 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (282 of 805) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Eastern Kentucky is pulling in 36.6 boards per game and has tallied 365 assists this season, which has them ranked 115th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Colonels are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 fouls. They give up 35.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 339th in college in PPG from their opponents (80.8). The Colonels are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.8% (706 of 1,477) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 312th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 373 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Lipscomb Bisons went home defeated by a final of 86-78 when they faced Central Arkansas. The Bisons collected 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Central Arkansas had 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bisons to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.2%. When talking about three-point shots, Lipscomb buried 13 of their 33 attempts (39.4%). Overall, the Bisons finished shooting 25 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 45.5%. The Bisons permitted Central Arkansas to bury 31 of their 67 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.3% in this contest. They shot 33.3% from three-point range by going 9 of 27 and finished the game at 15 of 21 from the charity stripe (71.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Lipscomb allowed Central Arkansas to collect 39 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Grant Asman pitched in for the Bisons in the game. He made 9 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the game.

Lipscomb has a win-loss mark of 15-10 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bisons are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is 123rd in college hoops. Lipscomb has scored 2,034 points so far this year (81.4 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 18.4 times per contest (13th in college) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. The Bisons have committed 16.2 fouls every game and they connect on 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Lipscomb defense allows 34.3% on 3-point attempts (211 of 616) and their opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.6 dimes and 36.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 115th and 281st in Division 1. The Bisons on the defensive end are ranked 254th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 76.6. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the floor (246th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lipscomb

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