Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: Alumni Hall in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (12-15) are en route to Alumni Hall on Wednesday where they will compete against the Navy Midshipmen (21-6).

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks played Lafayette and went home with a win by a final score of 78-69 in their last contest. Lehigh finished the contest having earned a 54.4% field goal percentage (31 of 57) and knocked down 7 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Mountain Hawks converted 9 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 27 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 16 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding defending, Lehigh allowed 50.0% from the floor on 25 of 50 shooting. Lafayette doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, Lafayette grabbed 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Lafayette shot 73.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 19 tries. They made 5 of 19 tries from distance. In reference to fouls, the Mountain Hawks ended up finishing with 18 and Lafayette finished the game with 16 fouls.

Hank Alvey is a player who had an impact for this contest. He finished 58.8% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He played 36 mins played and totaled 9 boards. He notched 22 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Lehigh will play this game with a record of 12-15 so far this season. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Lehigh is grabbing 31.8 boards per game and has tallied 381 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 140th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Mountain Hawks are shooting 35.1% from downtown (217 of 619) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 73.5 points per game (253rd in Division 1) while hitting 45.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Mountain Hawks are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are 139th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 334 surrendered so far this season. The Mountain Hawks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.7% (729 of 1,630) and they relinquish 37.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 33.7% on 3-point shots and they are 223rd in college in points per game allowed (75.1).

In their last game, the Navy Midshipmen got the win with a final of 84-80 when they played Colgate. The Midshipmen were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. Colgate earned 23 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Midshipmen to the free throw line for 29 shots. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 69.0%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Navy converted 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). When all was said and done, the Midshipmen ended up going 28 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 49.1%. The Midshipmen permitted Colgate to convert 26 out of their 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% for the contest. They went 47.8% from three-point range by going 11 of 23 and finished the contest at 17 of 26 from the free throw line (65.4%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Navy permitted Colgate to get 31 in total (6 offensive).

Jordan Pennick was important for the Midshipmen in the matchup. He racked up 22 points in his 41 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in this game. He converted 8 out of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Navy has a win-loss mark of 21-6 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Midshipmen are shooting 47.5% from the field, which is 56th in college. Navy has 2,003 points this year (74.2 per game) and they average 36.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.0 times per game (66th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. The Midshipmen are committing 14.9 fouls every game and they hit 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Navy defense concedes 29.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (202 of 691) and opponents are converting on 73.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.7 dimes and 30.6 boards per contest, which ranks 52nd and 19th in Division 1. The Midshipmen defensively are ranked 8th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 64.1. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (37th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lehigh

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