Texas Southern Tigers vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Prediction, 2/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (6-14) are hitting the road to Moore Gymnasium on Monday where they will try to beat the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (11-11).

The Texas Southern Tigers took the court against Prairie View A&M and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-78 in their last game. Texas Southern walked away from the game with a 45.8% FG percentage (27 out of 59) and converted 7 of their 18 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Tigers made 17 of 27 tries for a rate of 63.0%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 37 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 3 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to defending, Texas Southern let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the field on 28 out of 65 shooting. Prairie View A&M recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In addition, Prairie View A&M grabbed 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Prairie View A&M went 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 25 tries. They also converted 9 of 27 shots from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers ended up with 18 and Prairie View A&M had 17 fouls.

Troy Hupstead is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Texas Southern will enter this game with a record of 6-14 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Texas Southern is grabbing 34.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 217 assists for the campaign, which ranks 364th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 380) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They average 75.2 points per outing (213th in college) while hitting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 116th in the country in giving up assists with 290 relinquished for the year. Tigers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.0% (536 of 1,166) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 33.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 337th in the country in opponents PPG (80.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 80-62 when they played Alabama A&M. With respect to rebounding, Bethune-Cookman allowed Alabama A&M to collect 34 overall (7 on the offensive side). They shot 20.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 3 out of 15 and finished the contest at 21 of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Wildcats allowed Alabama A&M to knock down 19 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.8% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats ended up going 29 for 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.7%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Bethune-Cookman knocked down 7 out of their 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 53.6%. Alabama A&M committed 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Wildcats were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game.

Jakobi Heady pitched in for the Wildcats for the game. He made 7 out of 9 for the matchup for a rate of 77.8%, and added 4 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

Bethune-Cookman has a mark of 11-11 so far this year. The Wildcats are committing 17.9 fouls every game and they shoot 68.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.7 times per game (213th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. Bethune-Cookman has accounted for 1,641 pts on the season (74.6 per game) and they collect 35.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which is ranked 144th in Division 1.

The Wildcats are ranked 295th in college hoops in PPG given up with 78.2. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (217th in college). The Bethune-Cookman defense gives up 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (156 of 469) and opponents are converting on 72.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.1 assists and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 234th and 314th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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