Liberty Flames vs Delaware Blue Hens Prediction, 2/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Liberty Flames vs Delaware Blue Hens

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, DE

TV: ESPN+

Bob Carpenter Center is the site where the Delaware Blue Hens (6-15) will attempt to beat the Liberty Flames (18-3) on Wednesday.

The Liberty Flames played MTSU and earned the victory with a final of 81-65 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Flames ended up with 15 while MTSU recorded 14 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. MTSU finished 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 16 tries. Additionally, MTSU pulled down 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. MTSU dished out 11 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Liberty allowed 42.6% from the field on 23 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 22 with 0 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Flames made 7 of 10 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Liberty ended the contest having earned a 61.5% field goal percentage (32 out of 52) and knocked down 10 of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Kaden Metheny is one guy who played a role for this contest. He finished the game shooting 78.6% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 11 out of 14 shooting.

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Liberty heads into this one with a win-loss record of 18-3 on the year. They average 79.5 pts per game (116th in the country) while connecting on 52.6% from the floor. The Flames are connecting on 41.0% on shots from beyond the arc (224 of 546) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Liberty is snagging 30.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 365 assists for the season, which has them ranked 60th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 8.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 13.7 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Flames are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.4% on shots from downtown and they are 34th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.1). The Flames defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (518 of 1,209) and they surrender 33.2 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 37th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 245 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Delaware Blue Hens took a loss by a score of 70-55 against UTEP. The Blue Hens snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. UTEP committed 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Blue Hens to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They were able to bury 27 of the free throws for a percentage of 93.1%. With respect to shots from downtown, Delaware buried 2 out of their 23 tries (8.7%). In all, the Blue Hens finished 13 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 26.5%. The Blue Hens allowed UTEP to convert 22 of 57 tries from the field which had them at 38.6% for this game. They finished 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 of 16 and finished the contest at 20 of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to rebounds, Delaware permitted UTEP to grab 34 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Christian Bliss was important for the Blue Hens in this matchup. He tallied 17 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and added 3 dimes for this game. He converted 3 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 30.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Delaware has a win-loss mark of 6-15 this year. The Blue Hens have committed 14.3 fouls every game and they connect on 74.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.4 times per game (297th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. Delaware has totaled 1,370 points on the season (65.2 per game) and they pull in 31.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Blue Hens are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which ranks them 279th in the country.

The Blue Hens on the defensive side of the court are 119th in college in PPG allowed with 71.4. They are forcing their opponents into 9.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (104th in college hoops). The Delaware defense surrenders 33.8% from downtown (176 of 520) and opponents are making 76.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.0 assists and 35.0 total rebounds per game, which is 237th and 203rd in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Delaware

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