Lindenwood Lions vs Little Rock Trojans Prediction, 2/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lindenwood Lions vs Little Rock Trojans

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Little Rock Trojans (9-13) will go up against the Lindenwood Lions (14-9) at Jack Stephens Center on Thursday.

The Lindenwood Lions took the court against Morehead State and went home with a win by a final score of 79-78 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 21 while Morehead State had 21 fouls. They buried 5 of their 16 tries from distance. Morehead State walked away from this one shooting 76.7% when shooting free throws by converting 23 of their 30 attempts. In addition, Morehead State snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Morehead State distributed 10 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Lindenwood let their opponent shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Lions made 20 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 69.0%. Lindenwood finished the game with a 46.2% FG percentage (24 out of 52) and converted 11 of 24 3-pointers.

Anias Futrell is a guy who had an impact in this contest. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He shot 41.2% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Lindenwood enters this one with a mark of 14-9 this season. They have an average of 80.3 points per game (101st in the nation) while connecting on 46.8% from the field. The Lions are connecting on 30.8% on shots from downtown (138 of 448) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Lindenwood is pulling in 39.5 rebounds per game and has 353 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 79th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Lions have forced 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are ranked 133rd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 286 conceded for the year. The Lions defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (604 of 1,440) and they relinquish 36.7 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 29.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 153rd in college in points per game allowed (72.5).

In their last game, the Little Rock Trojans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-77 against Tennessee Tech. In relation to how they rebounded, Little Rock permitted Tennessee Tech to pull down 36 overall (16 on the offensive side). They went 45.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 out of 24 and ended up shooting 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Trojans allowed Tennessee Tech to knock down 29 of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.8% for the matchup. In all, the Trojans shot 30 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.6%. Regarding shots from downtown, Little Rock converted 5 of their 14 tries (35.7%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a clip of 80.0%. Tennessee Tech committed 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Trojans to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Trojans were able to collect 9 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 13 for the game.

Braxton Bayless ended up being a major contributor for the Trojans for this game. He recorded 24 points in his 36 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 9 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 64.3%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Little Rock has a mark of 9-13 this year. As an offense, the Trojans are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 167th in the nation. Little Rock has accounted for 1,568 points for the season (71.3 per game) and they grab 32.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per contest (162nd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. The Trojans commit 15.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.0% from the charity stripe.

The Little Rock defense gives up 37.0% from downtown (197 of 532) and their opposition makes 70.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.6 assists and 35.1 rebounds per contest, ranking them 271st and 220th in the nation. The Trojans on the defensive side of the court are 246th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 76.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the floor (320th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lindenwood

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