Saint Francis Red Flash vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Bogota Savings Bank Center in Hackensack, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Francis Red Flash (6-18) are en route to Bogota Savings Bank Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (9-16).

The Saint Francis Red Flash took the court against Chicago State and took a loss by a final of 80-75 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Red Flash ended up with 22 while Chicago State accounted for 24 fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Chicago State walked away from this one shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of their 33 attempts. Furthermore, Chicago State had 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Chicago State earned 11 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Saint Francis allowed the other team to go 43.6% from the field on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 28 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Red Flash converted 21 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Saint Francis ended having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (24 of 53) and knocked down 6 of 30 three-point attempts.

Zion Russell is one player who was a factor in this game. He accounted for 23 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played for 39 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and dished out 5 assists.

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Saint Francis comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 6-18 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Saint Francis is pulling in 32.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 340 dimes for the year, which ranks 191st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Red Flash are connecting on 34.4% on three-point shots (197 of 573) and 70.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.6 pts per contest (289th in D-1) while shooting 42.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Red Flash have forced 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They rank 337th in college in giving up assists with 397 surrendered for the campaign. The Red Flash defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.4% (682 of 1,410) and they relinquish 37.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 37.3% on shots from distance and they are 344th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (81.5).

For their last game, the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights took home the win by a final score of 55-52 when they played Mercyhurst. In the matter of rebounding, Fairleigh Dickinson permitted Mercyhurst to get 21 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.3% from distance via 5 out of 19 and finished the game at 5 out of 7 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Knights allowed Mercyhurst to convert 21 out of their 50 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.0% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Knights finished 20 out of 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Fairleigh Dickinson converted 4 out of 20 attempts (20.0%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a clip of 84.6%. Mercyhurst earned 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Knights to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Knights were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this matchup.

Taeshaud Jackson pitched in for the Knights in the game. He buried 6 out of 7 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and earned 10 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this game.

Fairleigh Dickinson has a win-loss record of 9-16 on the season. The Knights have committed 17.4 fouls per game and they go 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per game (300th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. Fairleigh Dickinson has accounted for 1,710 points so far this year (68.4 per game) and they pull down 35.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knights are connecting on 41.2% from the field, which is ranked 340th in the country.

The Fairleigh Dickinson defense gives up 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (198 of 548) and opponents are converting on 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 32.8 rebounds per game, ranking them 95th and 81st in those categories. The Knights on the defensive side of the court are 93rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 70.4. They are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (273rd in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fairleigh Dickinson

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