New Hampshire Wildcats vs Albany Great Danes Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Albany Great Danes

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Broadview Center in Albany, NY

TV: ESPN+

The New Hampshire Wildcats (8-19) are traveling to Broadview Center on Saturday where they will take on the Albany Great Danes (10-19).

The New Hampshire Wildcats faced off with Binghamton and took a loss by a score of 65-63 in their last game. New Hampshire ended having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (21 out of 62) and knocked down 12 of their 36 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 7 of 13 shots for a rate of 53.8%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to defense, New Hampshire allowed the other team to shoot 53.1% from the field on 26 out of 49 shooting. Binghamton recorded 13 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. On top of that, Binghamton had 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Binghamton ended up shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 11 shots. They also converted 5 out of their 14 shots from long range. In reference to fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 11 and Binghamton totaled 14 fouls.

Davide Poser is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and grabbed 2 boards. He walked away with 24 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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New Hampshire comes into this game with a mark of 8-19 this year. They average 68.8 points per game (328th in college) while connecting on 40.6% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 31.1% on shots from downtown (219 of 705) and 67.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Hampshire is collecting 35.8 rebounds per game and has 303 dimes this year, which is 356th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing 11.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 54th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 332 relinquished this season. The Wildcats defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.4% (696 of 1,533) and they concede 37.0 boards per contest as a group. They give up 32.6% on shots from downtown while they are 177th in college in points per game from their opponents (73.6).

In their last game, the Albany Great Danes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-59 when they faced Maine. Concerning cleaning the glass, Albany permitted Maine to pull down 18 in total (3 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 45.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 9 of 20 and ended up shooting 7 out of 12 at the free throw line (58.3%). The Great Danes allowed Maine to bury 27 of their 49 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 55.1% in this game. When all was said and done, the Great Danes went 23 for 48 from the field which had them sitting at 47.9%. In terms of shooting from distance, Albany knocked down 5 out of their 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 8 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Maine earned 10 personal fouls for the game which got the Great Danes to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They also gave up possession 14 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Great Danes collected 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this contest.

Isaac Abidde was important for the Great Danes in this matchup. He converted 7 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and added 7 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this contest.

Albany has a win-loss record of 10-19 on the year. The Great Danes have committed 16.7 fouls every game and they hit 66.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.8 times per game (189th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per game. Albany has accumulated 2,087 pts so far this season (72.0 per game) and they pull down 34.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Great Danes are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 100th in college hoops.

The Great Danes on the defensive side of the court are 162nd in college in PPG given up with 73.1. They are able to force 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (243rd in Division 1). The Albany defense gives up 35.1% on 3-pointers (226 of 643) and their opposition knocks down 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.9 assists and 32.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 220th and 62nd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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