Mercyhurst Lakers vs Saint Francis Red Flash Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mercyhurst Lakers vs Saint Francis Red Flash

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: DeGol Arena in Loretto, PA

TV: ESPN+

DeGol Arena is where the Saint Francis Red Flash (6-18) will go up against the Mercyhurst Lakers (12-13) on Saturday.

The Mercyhurst Lakers faced off with Fairleigh Dickinson and took a loss by a final of 55-52 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 16 and Fairleigh Dickinson accounted for 15 personal fouls. They buried 4 of 20 tries from beyond the perimeter. Fairleigh Dickinson finished the contest at 84.6% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 13 shots. In addition, Fairleigh Dickinson collected 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Fairleigh Dickinson recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Concerning defense, Mercyhurst let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the floor on 20 of 47 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 21 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 5 of 7 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. Mercyhurst ended the game having earned a 42.0% field goal percentage (21 out of 50) and converted 5 of their 19 three-point shots.

Bernie Blunt III is one guy who played a role for the contest. He ended up with 26 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins played and collected 4 boards. He finished the game at 55.6% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Mercyhurst comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-13 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Mercyhurst is pulling in 32.1 boards per contest and has earned 377 dimes this season, which has them ranked 109th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are connecting on 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (150 of 459) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They average 67.5 points per game (338th in the country) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 14.5 fouls. They are 94th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 301 surrendered this season. The Lakers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (564 of 1,308) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 32.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 20th in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.8).

When they last played, the Saint Francis Red Flash walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-75 when they faced Chicago State. The Red Flash were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. Chicago State committed 24 fouls for the contest which got the Red Flash to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Saint Francis converted 6 of their 30 attempts (20.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Red Flash finished shooting 24 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. The Red Flash allowed Chicago State to bury 24 out of 55 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.6% in the game. They finished 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 21 and ended up going 26 of 33 at the free throw line (78.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Saint Francis permitted Chicago State to collect 29 in total (11 offensive).

Zion Russell pitched in for the Red Flash for the game. He made 7 of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 39 mins on the court and added 5 dimes in this game.

Saint Francis has a win-loss record of 6-18 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Red Flash are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which is 312th in college hoops. Saint Francis has tallied 1,719 pts so far this year (71.6 per game) and they average 32.9 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.2 times per contest (170th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. The Red Flash are committing 18.8 fouls every game and they connect on 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Saint Francis defense gives up 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (215 of 576) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their free throw shots. They allow 16.7 dimes and 37.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 346th and 326th in Division 1. The Red Flash on the defensive side of the court are 345th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 81.5. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (351st in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Mercyhurst

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