SE Missouri State Redhawks vs Little Rock Trojans Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Missouri State Redhawks vs Little Rock Trojans

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, AR

TV: ESPN+

The SE Missouri State Redhawks (17-11) are traveling to Jack Stephens Center on Saturday where they will take on the Little Rock Trojans (10-17).

The SE Missouri State Redhawks took the court against UT Martin and went home with a win by a final score of 56-53 in their last game. SE Missouri State finished the contest having earned a 29.8% field goal percentage (17 of 57) and converted 5 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Redhawks buried 17 of 24 shots for a rate of 70.8%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 9 dimes for the contest while forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to the defense, SE Missouri State allowed 28.1% from the floor on 18 of 64 shooting. UT Martin doled out 6 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. Additionally, UT Martin collected 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UT Martin finished the game shooting 65.0% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 20 tries. They also knocked down 4 out of their 23 shots from long range. When talking about fouls, the Redhawks ended up with 14 while UT Martin accumulated 16 fouls.

BJ Ward is a player who played a role for the contest. He finished shooting 46.2% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played 39 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He recorded 15 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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SE Missouri State heads into this matchup with a record of 17-11 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per game and as a team are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a team, SE Missouri State is grabbing 34.1 boards per game and is sitting with 362 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 214th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Redhawks are shooting 30.4% on three-point attempts (183 of 601) and 68.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.0 points per game (216th in college) while shooting 45.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Redhawks have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 33.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 96th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.8). The Redhawks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.2% (665 of 1,539) and they surrender 32.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are 22nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 287 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Little Rock Trojans took a defeat with a final score of 78-72 when they played Eastern Illinois. The Trojans were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. Eastern Illinois earned 14 fouls in this contest which got the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of them for a clip of 61.1%. When discussing three-point attempts, Little Rock converted 7 out of their 18 tries (38.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Trojans ended up going 27 for 60 from the floor which had them at 45.0%. The Trojans allowed Eastern Illinois to convert 25 of 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.1% in this contest. They shot 37.5% from distance by shooting 6 of 16 and ended up shooting 22 out of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Little Rock allowed Eastern Illinois to snag 37 overall (18 on the offensive glass).

Truman Claytor IV was important for the Trojans for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game.

Little Rock has a mark of 10-17 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Trojans are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 211th in D-1. Little Rock has accumulated 1,904 pts this season (70.5 per contest) and they pull in 33.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per contest (171st in the country) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per contest. The Trojans have committed 15.4 fouls every game and they shoot 67.5% from the charity stripe.

The Little Rock defense gives up 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 646) and opponents are making 69.7% of their foul shots. They have allowed 14.4 assists and 35.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 266th and 247th in those categories. The Trojans on defense are ranked 217th in D-1 in points given up per game with 74.8. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (281st in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Little Rock

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