Incarnate Word Cardinals vs East Texas A&M Lions Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Incarnate Word Cardinals vs East Texas A&M Lions

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: The Field House in Commerce, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Incarnate Word Cardinals (10-17) are headed to The Field House on Saturday where they will meet the East Texas A&M Lions (11-17).

The Incarnate Word Cardinals took the court against New Orleans and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-64 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Cardinals ended up walking away with 18 while New Orleans totaled 18 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 21 tries from downtown. New Orleans finished shooting 70.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of their 34 tries. Additionally, New Orleans had 31 boards (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. New Orleans recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In terms of defending, Incarnate Word allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in this game while creating 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals buried 17 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 68.0%. Incarnate Word wrapped up the contest having earned a 36.4% FG percentage (20 of 55) and converted 7 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Davion Bailey is one player who played a role in this game. He finished the game shooting 28.6% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He played 34 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He walked away with 19 points on 4 of 14 shooting.

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Incarnate Word will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-17 on the campaign. They are averaging 75.2 points per contest (205th in Division 1) while hitting 44.5% from the field. The Cardinals are shooting 37.7% on three-point attempts (233 of 618) and 71.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Incarnate Word is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 317 dimes so far this season, which is 317th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cardinals are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 190th in the nation in giving up assists with 359 surrendered on the campaign. The Cardinals are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (697 of 1,478) and they relinquish 32.7 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 34.2% on shots from downtown and they are 220th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (74.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the East Texas A&M Lions got the victory with a final of 70-53 against SE Louisiana. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, East Texas A&M permitted SE Louisiana to snag 34 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 32.0% from three-point range by going 8 out of 25 and finished the contest at 11 of 18 from the charity stripe (61.1%). The Lions allowed SE Louisiana to make 17 out of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Lions finished shooting 26 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 51.0%. In terms of shooting from downtown, East Texas A&M buried 6 of their 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 52.2%. SE Louisiana had 16 fouls in the game which took the Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Lions were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest.

Gianni Hunt ended up being a factor for the Lions in the matchup. He made 4 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 35 minutes on the court and earned 6 assists in this matchup.

East Texas A&M has a win-loss mark of 11-17 on the campaign. The Lions are committing 17.3 fouls per contest and they hit 68.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per contest (59th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. East Texas A&M has totaled 1,979 points for the campaign (70.7 per game) and they pull in 33.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lions are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which is 295th in the nation.

The Lions on defense are ranked 207th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 74.5. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (204th in Division 1). The East Texas A&M defense concedes 36.2% on shots from distance (222 of 614) and their opponents are knocking down 68.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.6 assists and 37.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 276th and 329th in college hoops.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Incarnate Word

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