Presbyterian Blue Hose vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Kimmel Arena in Asheville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs (11-13) will try to defeat the Presbyterian Blue Hose (12-13) at Kimmel Arena on Saturday.

The Presbyterian Blue Hose stepped onto the hardwood against Gardner-Webb and earned the victory with a final of 68-62 in their last contest. Presbyterian finished the contest having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (25 out of 52) and converted 2 of their 11 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Blue Hose made 16 of 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected a total of 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 9 dimes for this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to the defense, Presbyterian let their opponent shoot 47.3% from the field on 26 of 55 shooting. Gardner-Webb distributed 10 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Gardner-Webb totaled 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Gardner-Webb finished shooting 33.3% at the free throw line by converting 4 of their 12 tries. They converted 6 out of their 16 tries from distance. When talking about fouls, the Blue Hose ended up with 14 and Gardner-Webb accumulated 20 fouls.

Carl Parrish is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He went 41.7% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins and totaled 3 rebounds. He totaled 16 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Presbyterian will enter this game with a record of 12-13 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.6 personal fouls per game. As a team, Presbyterian is pulling in 35.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 336 dimes this year, which ranks 211th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Hose are hitting 32.1% on shots from distance (132 of 411) and 68.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.5 pts per game (270th in the nation) while hitting 47.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Blue Hose are able to force 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They concede 35.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 119th in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.6). The Blue Hose are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (620 of 1,409) and they surrender 30.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 105th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 306 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 76-67 when they faced USC Upstate. Concerning how they rebounded, UNC Asheville permitted USC Upstate to get 24 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 26.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 17 at the charity stripe (64.7%). The Bulldogs permitted USC Upstate to convert 25 of 61 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.0% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs went 28 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.8%. In reference to three-point shots, UNC Asheville made 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to bury 12 of those for a percentage of 63.2%. USC Upstate was called for 21 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Bulldogs recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game.

Kameron Taylor pitched in for the Bulldogs in this game. He buried 8 of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 assists for this game.

UNC Asheville has a mark of 11-13 this season. The Bulldogs have committed 18.2 fouls every game and they shoot 70.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.4 times per contest (336th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. UNC Asheville has scored 1,783 points so far this year (74.3 per game) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which is ranked 134th in Division 1.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 136th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.3. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (197th in D-1). The UNC Asheville defense concedes 32.3% on 3-point attempts (161 of 499) and opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 32.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 73rd and 86th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNC Asheville

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