Houston Christian Huskies vs Northwestern State Demons Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs Northwestern State Demons

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Northwestern State Demons (8-19) will try to beat the Houston Christian Huskies (10-17) at Prather Coliseum on Saturday.

The Houston Christian Huskies took the court against Nicholls State and walked away with a win by a score of 72-68 in their last game. Houston Christian ended the game having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 56) and knocked down 3 out of their 14 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 19 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to defending, Houston Christian allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the field on 23 of 55 shooting. Nicholls State doled out 12 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, Nicholls State grabbed 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Nicholls State walked away from this one shooting 70.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 24 tries. They converted 5 of 18 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Huskies finished with 16 and Nicholls State had 23 personal fouls.

Demarco Bethea is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 77.8% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played for 20 minutes played and also totaled 6 rebounds. He scored 15 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Houston Christian steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 10-17 for the season. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Houston Christian is grabbing 31.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 387 dimes for the year, which is 148th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are shooting 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (171 of 533) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 67.9 pts per game (337th in the country) while shooting 44.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are 283rd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 394 relinquished so far this season. The Huskies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.9% (723 of 1,509) and they relinquish 32.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 151st in college in PPG allowed (72.9).

In their last game, the Northwestern State Demons took a loss by a score of 75-64 against McNeese State. The Demons were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this game. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 1 steal in the matchup. McNeese State committed 20 fouls for the game which got the Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.5%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Northwestern State knocked down 2 of 14 tries (14.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Demons walked away from this one shooting 20 for 47 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. The Demons allowed McNeese State to make 28 of 67 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.8% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 36.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 25 and ended up going 10 out of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Northwestern State allowed McNeese State to snag 29 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Micah Thomas ended up having an impact for the Demons for the game. He made 7 out of 17 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for this game.

Northwestern State has a win-loss record of 8-19 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Demons are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which ranks them 242nd in Division 1. Northwestern State has totaled 1,892 pts so far this year (70.1 per game) and they average 31.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.5 times per contest (292nd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. The Demons are committing 17.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Northwestern State defense concedes 36.0% on 3-point shots (206 of 572) and their opposition makes 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.6 dimes and 34.6 boards per game, which is 200th and 200th in college hoops. The Demons on the defensive side of the court are 204th in college in points per game surrendered with 74.4. They are forcing 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (309th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston Christian

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