Lipscomb Bisons vs West Georgia Wolves Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs West Georgia Wolves

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: The Coliseum in Carrollton, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Coliseum is where the West Georgia Wolves (12-16) will meet the Lipscomb Bisons (18-11) on Wednesday.

The Lipscomb Bisons took the court against North Alabama and went home with a win by a final score of 73-51 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bisons walked away with 14 while North Alabama accumulated 7 fouls. They also knocked down 1 of their 16 tries from downtown. North Alabama finished 60.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 10 attempts. Furthermore, North Alabama had 33 boards (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. North Alabama recorded 2 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, Lipscomb allowed 34.9% from the field on 22 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 18 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bisons buried 5 of their 9 shots for a rate of 55.6%. Lipscomb ended the contest with a 58.0% FG percentage (29 out of 50) and made 10 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Ross Candelino is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He finished 71.4% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 29 mins and pulled down 6 boards. He racked up 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Lipscomb will enter this matchup with a mark of 18-11 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 80.6 points per contest (79th in college) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Bisons are shooting 37.1% on three-point shots (317 of 855) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Lipscomb is grabbing 34.8 boards per game and has accumulated 530 dimes for the year, which is 4th in college in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a team they commit 16.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bisons are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 134th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 359 relinquished this season. The Bisons defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.9% (794 of 1,768) and they relinquish 35.8 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 33.5% on three-point shots while they are 229th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.3).

In their last game, the West Georgia Wolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-84 against Queens. When discussing cleaning up the glass, West Georgia permitted Queens to collect 31 in all (9 offensive). They went 15.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 36 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Wolves allowed Queens to convert 30 of their 58 tries from the field which had them at 51.7% in this contest. When the game finished, the Wolves ended up going 32 for 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5%. When talking about shooting from downtown, West Georgia buried 6 out of their 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Queens had 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Wolves to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Wolves earned 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Josh Smith was important for the Wolves in this game. He racked up 20 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 8 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

West Georgia has a win-loss mark of 12-16 this year. When it comes to offense, the Wolves are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which is 249th in Division 1. West Georgia has scored 2,135 points on the campaign (76.3 per game) and they pull down 36.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per game (260th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. The Wolves commit 16.9 fouls per contest while shooting 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Wolves are ranked 334th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 80.4. They have forced 10.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (323rd in D-1). The West Georgia defense allows 34.3% from downtown (215 of 627) and their opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.8 assists and 36.5 boards every game, which is 286th and 304th in college.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lipscomb

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