Liberty Flames vs Kennesaw State Owls Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Liberty Flames vs Kennesaw State Owls

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Liberty Flames (23-4) are traveling to KSU Convocation Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Kennesaw State Owls (16-11).

The Liberty Flames faced Western Kentucky and went home with a loss by a final score of 94-73 in their last contest. Liberty wrapped up the game with a 55.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 45) and converted 6 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Flames buried 17 of 29 tries for a rate of 58.6%. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected 19 with 1 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 12 assists in this matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to defending, Liberty allowed the other team to shoot 52.5% from the field on 31 out of 59 shooting. Western Kentucky distributed 14 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. On top of that, Western Kentucky grabbed 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Western Kentucky finished the game at 95.7% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of their 23 attempts. They converted 10 of their 21 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Flames ended up finishing with 16 while Western Kentucky totaled 23 personal fouls.

Colin Porter is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He recorded 20 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Liberty will play this contest with a mark of 23-4 on the campaign. They are averaging 79.1 points per game (112th in the country) while connecting on 52.1% from the floor. The Flames are hitting 40.2% on three-point shots (282 of 701) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Liberty is grabbing 29.6 boards per game and has accounted for 470 assists for the year, which is 39th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 8.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Flames have forced 11.6 turnovers every game and they draw 16.0 fouls. They currently rank 49th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 319 surrendered so far this season. The Flames defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (688 of 1,559) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 36.4% from 3-point land and they are 68th in college in opponents points per game (69.5).

The last time they took the court, the Kennesaw State Owls went home victorious with a score of 58-55 when they played Louisiana Tech. The Owls collected 19 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 24 in the matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. Louisiana Tech committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of them for a rate of 61.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Kennesaw State buried 7 out of their 30 attempts (23.3%). Overall, the Owls went 20 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.1%. The Owls permitted Louisiana Tech to knock down 18 of 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 31.6% in the game. They went 20.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 of 20 and ended up shooting 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Kennesaw State allowed Louisiana Tech to grab 40 in total (13 offensive).

RJ Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Owls for this contest. He made 6 out of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and added 5 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes in this contest.

Kennesaw State has a win-loss mark of 16-11 for the campaign. The Owls are responsible for committing 20.1 fouls every game and they hit 68.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per game (134th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. Kennesaw State has totaled 2,277 pts for the campaign (84.3 per contest) and they pull in 41.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which is ranked 240th in the nation.

The Owls defensively are ranked 250th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.4. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (32nd in college). The Kennesaw State defense allows 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (206 of 611) and opponents are knocking down 73.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.6 assists and 35.9 total boards per game, which is 47th and 269th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kennesaw State

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