North Alabama Lions vs Lipscomb Bisons Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Lipscomb Bisons

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Allen Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Allen Arena is the site where the Lipscomb Bisons (17-11) will play the North Alabama Lions (8-18) on Saturday.

The North Alabama Lions faced Queens and took a loss by a score of 85-78 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Lions ended up walking away with 21 and Queens recorded 23 fouls. They also converted 10 of 21 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Queens shot 82.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 28 shots. In addition, Queens pulled down 23 boards (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Queens distributed 15 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, North Alabama allowed the other team to go 53.1% from the floor on 26 out of 49 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 28 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lions buried 10 of 20 shots for a rate of 50.0%. North Alabama walked away from the contest with a 50.8% FG percentage (30 of 59) and made 8 of 18 shots from distance.

Kevin de Kovachich is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 61.5% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played 32 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. He was able to score 23 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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North Alabama enters this game with a mark of 8-18 for the campaign. They are averaging 70.7 pts per contest (301st in the country) while connecting on 44.1% from the field. The Lions are hitting 31.6% from downtown (159 of 503) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a team, North Alabama is pulling down 33.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 269 dimes this year, which has them ranked 359th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.2 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Lions are able to force 9.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 fouls. They currently rank 309th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 409 surrendered so far this year. The Lions defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (716 of 1,528) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 37.1% on three-point shots and they are 304th in the country in opponents PPG (78.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lipscomb Bisons walked away with a victory by a final of 75-72 when they faced Bellarmine. When discussing rebounds, Lipscomb permitted Bellarmine to grab 31 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 30.4% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 23 and ended up going 7 of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Bisons allowed Bellarmine to convert 29 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.5% for the game. Overall, the Bisons finished shooting 25 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2%. When talking about shots from downtown, Lipscomb buried 16 of their 36 tries (44.4%). They were able to make 9 of those for a rate of 90.0%. Bellarmine was called for 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bisons to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Bisons were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 27 in this game.

Ross Candelino ended up having an impact for the Bisons for this game. He buried 6 out of 8 in the game for a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Lipscomb has a record of 17-11 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Bisons are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 129th in the country. Lipscomb has accounted for 2,265 points for the year (80.9 per contest) and they average 34.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.3 times per game (14th in college) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. The Bisons are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per game and they connect on 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Bisons defensively are ranked 246th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (256th in Division 1). The Lipscomb defense concedes 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (235 of 688) and their opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.8 dimes and 35.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 126th and 268th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Alabama

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