Navy Midshipmen vs Bucknell Bison Prediction, 2/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Bucknell Bison

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Bucknell Bison (8-16) welcome the Navy Midshipmen (18-6) at Sojka Pavilion on Monday.

The Navy Midshipmen took the court against Lafayette and walked away with a win by a score of 65-50 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Midshipmen walked away with 10 and Lafayette recorded 13 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 30 tries from beyond the arc. Lafayette ended up going 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 6 of 6 tries. Furthermore, Lafayette snagged 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Lafayette recorded 13 assists and had 4 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Navy allowed the other team to go 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the contest while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Midshipmen converted 10 of their 13 shots for a rate of 76.9%. Navy wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and converted 1 out of their 12 shots from distance.

Donovan Draper is someone who played a role in this contest. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 28 minutes played and totaled 7 boards. He left the arena with 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Navy heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 18-6 on the year. They have an average of 73.4 points per contest (253rd in Division 1) on 47.1% from the field. The Midshipmen are shooting 34.6% from downtown (152 of 439) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Navy is grabbing 36.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 373 assists this year, which is 72nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.8 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Midshipmen are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They surrender 28.8% on three-point shots while they are 6th in college hoops in opponents PPG (63.3). The Midshipmen defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.3% (541 of 1,343) and they relinquish 30.6 boards per game as a unit. They rank 74th in the nation in giving up assists with 277 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Bucknell Bison got the victory with a final of 60-59 against American. The Bison earned 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. American was called for 17 fouls in this contest which got the Bison to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 15 of them for a rate of 88.2%. With respect to 3-pointers, Bucknell converted 7 of 20 tries (35.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Bison ended up shooting 19 for 44 from the floor which had them shooting 43.2%. The Bison allowed American to bury 20 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.5% in the game. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 36 and ended up going 7 out of 11 at the free throw line (63.6%). In relation to rebounding, Bucknell permitted American to snag 31 in all (13 offensive).

Amon Dorries was important for the Bison for the matchup. He made 8 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 38 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Bucknell has a win-loss record of 8-16 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Bison are shooting 41.6% from the floor, which ranks them 337th in the country. Bucknell has accounted for 1,627 pts for the campaign (67.8 per contest) and they pull in 31.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per contest (268th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. The Bison have committed 18.1 personal fouls per game and they go 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Bison are ranked 262nd in the nation in PPG given up with 76.8. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (320th in college hoops). The Bucknell defense gives up 38.0% from downtown (230 of 605) and their opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their foul shots. They allow 15.9 assists and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 325th and 215th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bucknell

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