Queens Royals vs North Alabama Lions Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs North Alabama Lions

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: Flowers Hall in Florence, AL

TV: ESPN+

The North Alabama Lions (8-17) will go up against the Queens Royals (15-12) at Flowers Hall on Wednesday.

The Queens Royals stepped onto the hardwood against Lipscomb and walked away with a win by a score of 87-81 in their last game. Queens walked away from the game with a 58.5% FG percentage (31 out of 53) and buried 9 of their 22 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Royals made 16 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 27 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 20 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Queens allowed the other team to shoot 44.9% from the field on 31 out of 69 shooting. Lipscomb distributed 11 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In addition, Lipscomb pulled down 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Lipscomb finished the contest at 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 18 tries. They buried 7 of 27 tries from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Royals ended up walking away with 19 while Lipscomb racked up 22 personal fouls.

Avantae Parker is a player who played a role in the game. He ended up with 22 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He played 30 minutes played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 69.2% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Queens comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-12 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Queens is snagging 33.6 boards per game and has accumulated 431 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 50th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Royals are hitting 35.6% on 3-pointers (276 of 775) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.3 pts per contest (30th in college) while going 48.1% from the field.

On defense, the Royals are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 272nd in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 377 relinquished on the campaign. The Royals defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (768 of 1,630) and they concede 34.6 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 36.6% from 3-point land and they rank 356th in college hoops in opponents points per game (83.6).

For their last game, the North Alabama Lions got the win with a final of 84-78 when they played Eastern Kentucky. The Lions were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this matchup. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. Eastern Kentucky had 28 fouls for the matchup which took the Lions to the free throw line for 46 attempts. They were able to convert 31 of them for a rate of 67.4%. When talking about shots from downtown, North Alabama converted 7 out of their 20 tries (35.0%). When all was said and done, the Lions went 23 out of 50 from the floor which had them shooting 46.0%. The Lions permitted Eastern Kentucky to knock down 28 of their 70 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for this game. They finished 20.0% from distance by shooting 7 out of 35 and finished the contest at 15 out of 26 at the free throw line (57.7%). When discussing rebounding, North Alabama permitted Eastern Kentucky to pull down 30 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Donte Bacchus ended up being a factor for the Lions for the contest. He tallied 21 points in his 44 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist. He made 4 of 9 for the matchup for a rate of 44.4%, and earned 9 rebounds.

North Alabama has a mark of 8-17 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Lions are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 268th in the nation. North Alabama has tallied 1,759 points on the year (70.4 per contest) and they pull in 33.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 10.4 times per contest (361st in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. The Lions are committing 15.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 68.8% from the charity stripe.

The North Alabama defense concedes 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (242 of 659) and their opponents are converting on 75.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 15.8 dimes and 34.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 323rd and 205th in D-1. The Lions on defense are ranked 294th in the country in points given up per game with 78.3. They are able to force 9.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (313th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Alabama

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