Maine Black Bears vs Binghamton Bearcats Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maine Black Bears vs Binghamton Bearcats

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Events Center in Binghamton, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Maine Black Bears (8-21) are on their way to Events Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Binghamton Bearcats (7-23).

The Maine Black Bears faced Albany and took home the win by a score of 70-59 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Black Bears walked away with 10 and Albany finished the game with 9 fouls. They also knocked down 5 out of their 20 tries from 3-point land. Albany shot 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, Albany snagged 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Albany totaled 11 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, Maine allowed their opponent to shoot 47.9% from the floor on 23 of 48 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 18 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Black Bears knocked down 7 of 12 tries for a rate of 58.3%. Maine wrapped up the contest with a 55.1% field goal percentage (27 of 49) and converted 9 of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Ace Flagg is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away with 22 points on 8 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and totaled 7 rebounds. He went 88.9% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Maine steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 8-21 so far this season. They are averaging 62.8 pts per game (363rd in the nation) on 44.6% from the field. The Black Bears are connecting on 31.5% on shots from distance (173 of 549) and 64.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Maine is pulling down 27.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 352 assists so far this season, which is 295th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 16.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Black Bears are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 53rd in D-1 in opponents PPG (68.6). The Black Bears are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.8% (717 of 1,600) and they relinquish 36.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 176th in D-1 in allowing assists with 381 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Binghamton Bearcats took home the win by a final score of 65-63 when they played New Hampshire. The Bearcats earned 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. New Hampshire earned 11 fouls for the contest which took the Bearcats to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. In terms of shots from downtown, Binghamton buried 5 of their 14 attempts (35.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Bearcats shot 26 for 49 from the field which had them shooting 53.1%. The Bearcats permitted New Hampshire to make 21 out of 62 tries from the field which had them sitting at 33.9% for the matchup. They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 36 and ended up going 7 of 13 at the charity stripe (53.8%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Binghamton permitted New Hampshire to collect 29 overall (10 offensive).

Jeremiah Quigley ended up being a factor for the Bearcats in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 58.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and added 6 assists in the game.

Binghamton has a mark of 7-23 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Bearcats are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which ranks them 157th in the country. Binghamton has accounted for 2,031 points for the year (67.7 per contest) and they collect 31.3 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.7 times per contest (330th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Bearcats are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls per contest and they go 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Binghamton defense allows 35.4% on 3-point shots (241 of 681) and their opposition makes 69.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.9 dimes and 33.9 boards every game, which ranks 136th and 151st in those categories. The Bearcats on the defensive side of the court are 222nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 75.1. They are forcing 9.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (299th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Maine

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