St. Thomas Tommies vs Omaha Mavericks Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Thomas Tommies vs Omaha Mavericks

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Baxter Arena in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Omaha Mavericks (12-14) are welcoming the St. Thomas Tommies (20-6) at Baxter Arena on Thursday.

The St. Thomas Tommies faced off with Oral Roberts and earned the victory with a final of 92-75 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tommies left the arena with 13 while Oral Roberts totaled 28 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 of 36 attempts from three-point range. Oral Roberts walked away from this one shooting 64.7% from the free throw line by burying 11 of 17 shots. Moreover, Oral Roberts snagged 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oral Roberts recorded 13 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. With respect to defending, St. Thomas allowed the other team to go 38.9% from the field on 28 of 72 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tommies buried 24 of 38 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. St. Thomas finished having earned a 55.4% FG percentage (31 of 56) and converted 6 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Nolan Minessale is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up scoring 28 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up going 53.3% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes.

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St. Thomas heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 20-6 this season. They have an average of 82.8 pts per game (57th in college) while going 50.6% from the field. The Tommies are shooting 36.0% on 3-point shots (246 of 683) and 69.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. Thomas is grabbing 33.0 boards per game and has totaled 435 assists on the campaign, which is 22nd in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.5 times per game and as a group they commit 15.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Tommies are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are ranked 305th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 369 surrendered this year. The Tommies defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (672 of 1,553) and they surrender 34.7 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 31.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 131st in the country in opponents PPG (72.0).

The last time they took the court, the Omaha Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-84 when they faced North Dakota State. The Mavericks were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 2 steals for the contest. North Dakota State earned 9 personal fouls in this game which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning shooting from distance, Omaha made 15 of their 31 tries (48.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Mavericks went 30 for 57 from the field which had them shooting 52.6%. The Mavericks permitted North Dakota State to convert 31 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the game. They finished shooting 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 out of 25 and finished the contest at 20 out of 22 from the charity stripe (90.9%). In the matter of team rebounding, Omaha allowed North Dakota State to grab 25 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Paul Djobet ended up having an impact for the Mavericks for this contest. He totaled 38 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup. He buried 14 of 22 for this game for a rate of 63.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

Omaha has a record of 12-14 on the year. The Mavericks have committed 17.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per contest (227th in college) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. Omaha has totaled 1,995 pts so far this year (76.7 per game) and they collect 35.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Mavericks are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 96th in D-1.

The Omaha defense allows 32.0% from downtown (233 of 727) and their opponents are converting on 75.1% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.2 dimes and 33.8 boards every game, which is 249th and 145th in the nation. The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 252nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They are able to force 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (196th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Omaha

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