Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs UMKC Kangaroos Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs UMKC Kangaroos

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Swinney Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: ESPN+

Swinney Center is the location where the UMKC Kangaroos (4-25) will attempt to defeat the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (8-22) on Saturday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles faced Denver and took home the win by a score of 102-80 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 23 and Denver totaled 23 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 25 tries from distance. Denver ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Denver collected 26 rebounds (11 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Denver earned 17 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. When discussing defense, Oral Roberts allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the field on 28 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes for this contest while forcing 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles knocked down 35 of 39 tries for a percentage of 89.7%. Oral Roberts wrapped up the game with a 52.7% FG percentage (29 of 55) and buried 9 out of their 21 3-pointers.

Ty Harper is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He accounted for 47 points on 12 of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Oral Roberts heads into this contest with a record of 8-22 on the campaign. They have an average of 72.6 points per outing (263rd in Division 1) while shooting 42.1% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are shooting 31.2% on 3-pointers (247 of 791) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Oral Roberts is pulling down 34.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 344 assists this year, which ranks 313th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.7 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Eagles are forcing 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They give up 36.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 302nd in college in PPG allowed (78.3). The Golden Eagles are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (817 of 1,772) and they surrender 35.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 136th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 371 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UMKC Kangaroos took a loss by a score of 73-59 when they played South Dakota State. The Kangaroos recorded 13 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 18 for this contest. They also gave up possession 4 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. South Dakota State committed 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Kangaroos to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, UMKC made 10 out of their 28 tries (35.7%). When all was said and done, the Kangaroos ended up going 20 for 57 from the field which had them sitting at 35.1%. The Kangaroos allowed South Dakota State to convert 27 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6% for this contest. They finished 42.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 out of 19 and ended up shooting 11 of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). In relation to cleaning the glass, UMKC permitted South Dakota State to snag 43 overall (9 offensive).

U'Riyah Evans was important for the Kangaroos in the matchup. He buried 6 of 11 for this contest for a rate of 54.5%, but wrapped this game up without a rebound. He had 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes in the game.

UMKC has a mark of 4-25 on the season. The Kangaroos are responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 68.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.9 times per game (318th in the country) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. UMKC has scored 2,017 points so far this year (69.6 per game) and they average 33.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Kangaroos are hitting on 41.5% from the floor, which is ranked 334th in the country.

The UMKC defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (254 of 711) and their opponents are making 71.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 16.0 assists and 39.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 334th and 358th in Division 1. The Kangaroos defensively are ranked 354th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 83.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.9% from the floor (344th in college hoops).

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