Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs New Orleans Privateers Prediction, 2/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs New Orleans Privateers

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (12-11) are headed to Lakefront Arena on Monday where they will take on the New Orleans Privateers (10-13).

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders stepped onto the hardwood against Incarnate Word and took a loss by a final of 71-69 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Islanders finished with 21 and Incarnate Word accumulated 17 fouls. They made 6 out of their 15 tries from 3-point land. Incarnate Word finished the game at 70.8% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 24 attempts. In addition, Incarnate Word snagged 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Incarnate Word earned 8 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 24 out of 48 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Islanders converted 17 of 23 tries for a percentage of 73.9%. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished with a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 of 51) and converted 6 of their 16 three-point attempts.

Mason Gibson is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He scored 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 24 minutes played and totaled 3 boards. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi heads into this game with a record of 12-11 for the season. They are averaging 72.8 points per outing (268th in the nation) while connecting on 45.0% from the floor. The Islanders are hitting 34.3% on 3-point shots (141 of 411) and 66.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is collecting 36.7 boards per contest and has tallied 312 dimes this year, which is 228th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Islanders are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 46th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 259 surrendered for the year. The Islanders defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.3% (516 of 1,220) and they relinquish 33.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 30.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 33rd in the country in opponents points per game (67.1).

The last time they took the court, the New Orleans Privateers walked away with a victory by a final of 94-85 when they faced East Texas A&M. The Privateers pulled down 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. East Texas A&M was called for 23 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Privateers to the free throw line for 36 attempts. They were able to bury 28 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. Concerning three-point attempts, New Orleans converted 8 of 15 tries (53.3%). When all was said and done, the Privateers shot 29 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. The Privateers permitted East Texas A&M to knock down 25 out of 56 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.6% in this matchup. They went 28.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 25 and ended up going 28 out of 37 from the free throw line (75.7%). Concerning rebounding, New Orleans permitted East Texas A&M to grab 26 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Coleton Benson pitched in for the Privateers for this game. He made 10 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 34 points in his 40 mins on the court and accounted for 5 dimes for the matchup.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 10-13 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Privateers are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 231st in the country. New Orleans has accumulated 1,732 points for the campaign (75.3 per game) and they pull in 37.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.8 times per game (275th in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.7 times per contest. The Privateers have committed 19.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense allows 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (193 of 581) and their opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 16.3 dimes and 35.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 337th and 222nd in college. The Privateers defensively are ranked 323rd in college in PPG given up with 80.0. They are forcing 9.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (129th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

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