Lipscomb Bisons vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Lipscomb Bisons (18-12) are hitting the road to Baptist Health Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (11-19).

The Lipscomb Bisons faced off with West Georgia and took a loss by a score of 84-78 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Bisons walked away with 15 and West Georgia accumulated 12 fouls. They buried 6 of 18 shots from 3-point land. West Georgia ended up shooting 44.4% when shooting free throws by converting 8 of 18 shots. In addition, West Georgia collected 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. West Georgia distributed 14 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Concerning defending, Lipscomb allowed their opponent to shoot 57.4% from the floor on 35 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled a total of 34 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bisons knocked down 13 of 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. Lipscomb walked away from the contest with a 46.9% field goal percentage (30 of 64) and buried 5 of their 24 shots from downtown.

Ross Candelino is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also totaled 5 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Lipscomb heads into this one with a record of 18-12 this season. They average 80.5 points per contest (78th in the nation) while connecting on 46.5% from the field. The Bisons are connecting on 36.6% on shots from distance (322 of 879) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Lipscomb is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 544 dimes on the year, which ranks 5th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bisons have forced 13.0 turnovers every game and they draw 15.4 fouls. They rank 146th in college in giving up assists with 373 surrendered for the season. The Bisons defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (829 of 1,829) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 33.5% from 3-point land while they are 232nd in the country in opponents points per game (75.6).

In their last game, the Eastern Kentucky Colonels took a loss by a score of 96-79 when they faced Queens. The Colonels corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the matchup. They coughed it up 11 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. Queens committed 18 fouls for this contest which took the Colonels to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a clip of 71.4%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Eastern Kentucky converted 9 of 26 attempts (34.6%). In all, the Colonels finished the game shooting 25 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.9%. The Colonels permitted Queens to make 28 out of their 55 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.9% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 45.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 22 and finished the game at 30 of 38 from the free throw line (78.9%). In relation to rebounds, Eastern Kentucky permitted Queens to get 29 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Montavious Myrick ended up being a major contributor for the Colonels for this game. He converted 3 out of 9 for this game giving him a rate of 33.3%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He totaled 17 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Eastern Kentucky has a record of 11-19 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Colonels are hitting on 43.6% from the floor, which is ranked 277th in the country. Eastern Kentucky has accounted for 2,415 points so far this year (80.5 per game) and they collect 36.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per contest (139th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. The Colonels are committing 18.6 fouls per game and they hit 72.1% from the free throw line.

The Colonels defensively are ranked 347th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 81.6. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (350th in college hoops). The Eastern Kentucky defense surrenders 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (254 of 708) and their opposition knocks down 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 15.0 dimes and 35.6 boards per game, which ranks them 292nd and 255th in those categories on the defensive end.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lipscomb

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