Tarleton State Texans vs Abilene Christian Wildcats Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tarleton State Texans vs Abilene Christian Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Moody Coliseum in Abilene, TX

TV: ESPN+

Moody Coliseum is the location where the Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-13) will take on the Tarleton State Texans (12-12) on Saturday.

The Tarleton State Texans faced Southern Utah and notched a win by a score of 62-59 in their last contest. Tarleton State finished the game having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (25 of 56) and made 4 of their 11 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Texans made 8 of their 12 shots for a rate of 66.7%. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 6 dimes in this contest while creating 19 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning defense, Tarleton State let their opponent shoot 36.1% from the field on 22 out of 61 shooting. Southern Utah earned 14 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. In addition, Southern Utah snagged 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Southern Utah finished the contest at 87.5% from the charity stripe by making 7 of 8 tries. They converted 8 of 23 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Texans finished with 15 while Southern Utah accumulated 14 personal fouls.

Andy Sigiscar is one player who was a factor for the game. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. He shot 60.0% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Tarleton State will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 12-12 for the season. They have an average of 76.4 points per game (175th in Division 1) while connecting on 45.4% from the floor. The Texans are shooting 31.7% on 3-point shots (113 of 357) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Tarleton State is pulling down 33.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 278 dimes for the season, which ranks 334th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.7 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Texans are forcing 18.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They surrender 34.7% on 3-point shots and they are 160th in college in points per game allowed (72.9). The Texans defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.3% (583 of 1,286) and they surrender 34.0 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 146th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 319 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Abilene Christian Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 65-63 against California Baptist. The Wildcats corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. California Baptist committed 23 fouls for this game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 69.2%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Abilene Christian made 3 of their 19 attempts (15.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats went 21 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 35.6%. The Wildcats permitted California Baptist to convert 17 of their 50 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.0% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 50.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 34 at the free throw line (70.6%). Regarding rebounding, Abilene Christian permitted California Baptist to get 35 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Bradyn Hubbard was important for the Wildcats in this game. He recorded 16 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup. He made 6 of 17 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Abilene Christian has a win-loss mark of 10-13 this season. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 258th in the nation. Abilene Christian has totaled 1,621 pts so far this year (70.5 per game) and they average 32.3 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 13.9 times per contest (195th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The Wildcats commit 20.5 personal fouls every game and they go 69.7% from the free throw line.

The Abilene Christian defense gives up 37.8% on 3-point shots (140 of 370) and opponents are converting on 73.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.8 assists and 31.3 boards every game, which is 61st and 31st in D-1. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 122nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.8. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (341st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tarleton State

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