Lafayette Leopards vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lafayette Leopards vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

Christl Arena is the location where the Army Black Knights (10-14) will try to defeat the Lafayette Leopards (7-17) on Saturday.

The Lafayette Leopards faced Navy and went home with a loss by a final score of 65-50 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Leopards finished with 13 while Navy recorded 10 fouls. They converted 1 out of their 12 shots from 3-point land. Navy finished shooting 76.9% at the free throw line by making 10 of 13 tries. In addition, Navy grabbed 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Navy distributed 16 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. In terms of the defense, Lafayette allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the floor on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Leopards buried 6 of 6 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Lafayette ended with a 36.5% FG percentage (19 of 52) and converted 6 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Caleb Williams is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 25.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He played 35 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He recorded 13 points on 4 of 16 shooting.

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Lafayette will take the court with a win-loss record of 7-17 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 69.1 pts per game (322nd in the country) while hitting 41.9% from the field. The Leopards are connecting on 33.3% on shots from downtown (189 of 568) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Lafayette is snagging 33.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 322 assists this season, which is 191st in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Leopards are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 340th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 376 conceded so far this season. The Leopards defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.8% (638 of 1,394) and they surrender 36.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 35.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 207th in the nation in PPG allowed (74.5).

The last time they took the court, the Army Black Knights took a defeat with a final score of 69-55 against Colgate. With respect to how they rebounded, Army allowed Colgate to collect 35 in total (10 offensive). They finished 29.4% from 3-point land via 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). The Black Knights allowed Colgate to convert 25 out of 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3% for the game. Overall, the Black Knights went 17 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 32.7%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Army made 9 of their 29 attempts (31.0%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Colgate had 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Black Knights snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this game.

Jaxson Bell pitched in for the Black Knights for this contest. He accumulated 18 points in his 28 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists in this matchup. He buried 6 of 13 for the game for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Army has a record of 10-14 so far this season. The Black Knights are committing 18.1 personal fouls every game and they go 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per contest (114th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. Army has tallied 1,763 points so far this year (73.5 per contest) and they pull in 36.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Black Knights are hitting on 41.7% from the field, which is ranked 332nd in the country.

The Black Knights on the defensive end are ranked 288th in college in points per game surrendered with 77.8. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (293rd in the country). The Army defense concedes 35.3% on three-point shots (208 of 589) and their opponents are converting on 74.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 14.4 dimes and 35.5 rebounds per contest, ranking them 259th and 241st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Army

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