Navy Midshipmen vs Colgate Raiders Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Colgate Raiders

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Colgate Raiders (16-10) are welcoming the Navy Midshipmen (20-6) at Cotterell Court on Saturday.

The Navy Midshipmen stepped onto the hardwood against Bucknell and walked away with a win by a score of 76-60 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Midshipmen walked away with 13 while Bucknell totaled 17 fouls. They made 6 of their 32 tries from 3-point range. Bucknell finished 100.0% when shooting free throws by making 8 of their 8 attempts. In addition, Bucknell snagged 27 boards (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Bucknell recorded 14 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, Navy allowed the other team to go 36.5% from the field on 23 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 43 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Midshipmen knocked down 14 of 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Navy ended the game having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 60) and knocked down 4 out of their 14 3-point shots.

Aidan Kehoe is one guy who came through in the matchup. He finished with 26 points on 11 of 16 shooting. He played 35 minutes played and totaled 12 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 68.8% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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Navy will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 20-6 on the year. They are averaging 73.8 points per contest (245th in Division 1) while hitting 47.4% from the floor. The Midshipmen are shooting 34.8% from downtown (162 of 466) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Navy is snagging 36.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 413 dimes this season, which has them ranked 48th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Midshipmen are able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 7th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (63.5). The Midshipmen defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.3% (591 of 1,465) and they concede 30.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 101st in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 305 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Colgate Raiders took home the win by a final score of 74-70 against Holy Cross. The Raiders were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the game. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. Holy Cross was called for 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a clip of 82.4%. In regard to shooting from distance, Colgate made 6 of 19 tries (31.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Raiders ended up going 27 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 45.8%. The Raiders permitted Holy Cross to make 21 out of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 35.6% for the game. They shot 20.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 out of 24 and finished the game at 23 out of 27 from the charity stripe (85.2%). When talking about attacking the glass, Colgate permitted Holy Cross to collect 38 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Sam Wright ended up having an impact for the Raiders in this game. He recorded 18 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He buried 7 of 10 for the matchup for a rate of 70.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Colgate has a mark of 16-10 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raiders are hitting on 48.5% from the floor, which ranks them 34th in the nation. Colgate has 1,986 pts on the campaign (76.4 per contest) and they average 34.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.6 times per contest (142nd in college hoops) and they cough up possession 10.5 times per contest. The Raiders commit 16.9 personal fouls every game and they go 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Raiders defensively are ranked 146th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.6. They have forced 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (128th in college). The Colgate defense concedes 32.3% on 3-point attempts (200 of 620) and their opposition knocks down 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.4 assists and 33.9 rebounds per game, which is 184th and 148th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colgate

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