New Orleans Privateers vs Incarnate Word Cardinals Prediction, 2/16/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Privateers vs Incarnate Word Cardinals

Date: Monday, February 16, 2026

Location: McDermott Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

McDermott Center is the location where the Incarnate Word Cardinals (10-15) will compete against the New Orleans Privateers (11-14) on Monday.

The New Orleans Privateers played Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and notched a win by a score of 84-78 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Privateers ended up with 25 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi accounted for 41 fouls. They also converted 4 of 20 attempts from three-point range. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ended up going 70.3% from the charity stripe by making 26 of their 37 attempts. Additionally, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had 32 boards (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi recorded 8 assists and had 9 steals for the game. Concerning defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 24 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for this game in addition to creating 18 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Privateers made 42 of 56 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. New Orleans ended the game with a 43.5% field goal percentage (20 of 46) and knocked down 2 of their 9 shots from downtown.

Jakevion Buckley is one guy who played a role in the game. He left the arena with 22 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 41.7% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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New Orleans heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 11-14 for the season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.0 fouls every game. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 37.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 320 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 262nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Privateers are connecting on 33.6% on shots from distance (163 of 485) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.7 points per contest (191st in the nation) while hitting 44.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Privateers are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.2% on shots from downtown while they are 333rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (80.5). The Privateers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (669 of 1,559) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 331st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 404 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Incarnate Word Cardinals walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-62 when they faced SE Louisiana. When discussing rebounding, Incarnate Word permitted SE Louisiana to get 32 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from 3-point land by hitting 8 of 24 and ended up going 10 out of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Cardinals allowed SE Louisiana to bury 28 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.1% in this game. Overall, the Cardinals shot 20 for 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.7%. In reference to shots from downtown, Incarnate Word made 7 out of their 19 tries (36.8%). They were able to bury 15 of those for a percentage of 93.8%. SE Louisiana committed 15 fouls for this game which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Cardinals corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game.

Davion Bailey ended up being a factor for the Cardinals for this contest. He totaled 20 points in his 37 mins on the court and added 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 7 of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Incarnate Word has a mark of 10-15 for the season. The Cardinals are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.7 times per contest (328th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. Incarnate Word has totaled 1,884 pts so far this year (75.4 per contest) and they snag 34.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cardinals are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which ranks 210th in the country.

The Incarnate Word defense gives up 33.8% on 3-point shots (163 of 482) and opponents are making 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.2 dimes and 32.6 boards per contest, which is 166th and 75th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cardinals on defense are ranked 197th in the country in points allowed per game with 74.1. They are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (313th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Incarnate Word

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