New Hampshire Wildcats vs Binghamton Bearcats Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Binghamton Bearcats

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Events Center in Binghamton, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Binghamton Bearcats (6-23) will take on the New Hampshire Wildcats (8-18) at Events Center on Thursday.

The New Hampshire Wildcats played Maine and ended up losing by a score of 61-58 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 22 while Maine totaled 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 of their 19 attempts from three-point range. Maine ended up shooting 70.8% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 24 tries. Additionally, Maine pulled down 24 rebounds (2 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Maine earned 6 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Concerning defending, New Hampshire allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the field on 20 out of 45 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 9 of 16 tries for a percentage of 56.3%. New Hampshire wrapped up the game having earned a 37.0% field goal percentage (20 out of 54) and knocked down 9 out of their 32 3-point shots.

Tyler Bike is one player who had an impact for this game. He finished 33.3% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins and snagged 3 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 4 out of 12 shooting.

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New Hampshire will take the court with a record of 8-18 this season. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New Hampshire is collecting 35.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 291 dimes so far this year, which ranks 356th in the country in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 30.9% on shots from distance (207 of 669) and 68.3% from the free throw line. They average 69.0 pts per contest (327th in D-1) while connecting on 40.8% from the field.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are conceding 32.5% on 3-pointers and they are 188th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.9). The Wildcats defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.1% (670 of 1,484) and they concede 37.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 49th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 319 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Binghamton Bearcats took a defeat with a final score of 92-79 when they faced UMass Lowell. The Bearcats pulled down 18 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards for a total of 20 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, but weren't able to record a steal. UMass Lowell was called for 12 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bearcats to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to convert 5 of them for a percentage of 45.5%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Binghamton made 6 out of their 11 attempts (54.5%). When all was said and done, the Bearcats ended up going 34 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 63.0%. The Bearcats permitted UMass Lowell to convert 32 of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.3% in this contest. They shot 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 16 and finished the game at 20 out of 30 at the free throw line (66.7%). In regard to attacking the glass, Binghamton allowed UMass Lowell to snag 28 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Wes Peterson was important for the Bearcats in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and added 3 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this game.

Binghamton has a mark of 6-23 on the season. The Bearcats are committing 16.9 fouls every game and they go 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.6 times per game (330th in the country) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. Binghamton has tallied 1,966 points for the season (67.8 per contest) and they pull in 31.2 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Bearcats are shooting 45.4% from the field, which is 174th in the country.

The Binghamton defense allows 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (229 of 645) and their opponents are making 70.0% of their foul shots. They allow 12.9 assists and 33.9 boards per game, ranking them 143rd and 144th in college. The Bearcats on defense are ranked 233rd in college in points per game surrendered with 75.6. They are able to force 9.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (314th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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