Navy Midshipmen vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

Christl Arena is where the Army Black Knights (11-17) will go up against the Navy Midshipmen (22-6) on Saturday.

The Navy Midshipmen took the court against Lehigh and notched a win by a score of 72-49 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Midshipmen left the arena with 9 while Lehigh racked up 12 fouls. They buried 3 of their 18 shots from three-point range. Lehigh ended up going 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 8 of their 10 tries. Furthermore, Lehigh collected 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Lehigh recorded 11 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, Navy allowed 33.3% from the field on 19 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Midshipmen buried 11 of 13 tries for a rate of 84.6%. Navy wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and buried 7 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Austin Benigni is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the contest at 46.7% from the field and also dished out 7 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He racked up 25 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Navy enters this contest with a record of 22-6 on the year. They have an average of 74.1 points per contest (240th in Division 1) while going 47.4% from the field. The Midshipmen are shooting 35.0% on three-point shots (177 of 505) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Navy is pulling in 36.9 rebounds per contest and has 450 assists this season, which ranks 39th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.6 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Midshipmen are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They currently rank 91st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 328 relinquished this year. The Midshipmen defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.4% (636 of 1,576) and they concede 30.7 boards per contest as a team. They give up 28.9% on three-point shots and they are 6th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (63.6).

In their last game, the Army Black Knights walked away with a victory by a final of 87-77 when they played Loyola. The Black Knights collected 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Loyola had 18 fouls for the game which got the Black Knights to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.2%. Regarding three-point shots, Army knocked down 9 of 28 tries (32.1%). In all, the Black Knights walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.4%. The Black Knights permitted Loyola to knock down 26 of 57 attempts from the floor which had them at 45.6% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 28.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 out of 25 and ended up going 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Army allowed Loyola to snag 28 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Jacen Holloway was important for the Black Knights for this contest. He buried 4 of 11 in this contest for a rate of 36.4%, and had 3 rebounds. He totaled 17 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this game.

Army has a mark of 11-17 for the year. As an offensive team, the Black Knights are shooting 41.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 336th in the nation. Army has totaled 2,041 points this year (72.9 per game) and they pull in 36.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.9 times per contest (120th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Black Knights are responsible for committing 18.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Army defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (235 of 672) and their opposition makes 74.2% of their foul shots. They allow 14.3 dimes and 35.0 rebounds every game, which is 253rd and 226th in college. The Black Knights on the defensive side of the court are 277th in college in PPG surrendered with 77.4. They are forcing 10.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the floor (302nd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Army

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