UC Davis Aggies vs UC Riverside Highlanders Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Davis Aggies vs UC Riverside Highlanders

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: SRC Arena in Riverside, CA

TV: ESPN+

SRC Arena is the location where the UC Riverside Highlanders (8-19) will try to beat the UC Davis Aggies (16-10) on Saturday.

The UC Davis Aggies faced Long Beach State and earned the victory with a final of 71-54 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Aggies left the arena with 15 and Long Beach State totaled 12 personal fouls. They also converted 3 of 14 attempts from downtown. Long Beach State finished the game shooting 69.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 13 attempts. In addition, Long Beach State pulled down 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Long Beach State earned 9 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, UC Davis allowed 36.2% from the field on 21 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for this game while creating 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Aggies buried 9 of their 10 shots for a rate of 90.0%. UC Davis ended with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and knocked down 8 of 24 three-point attempts.

Marcus Wilson is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up going 46.7% from the floor and totaled 6 assists. He was on the court for 27 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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UC Davis enters this contest with a record of 16-10 this year. They currently have an average of 77.9 points per outing (138th in D-1) while connecting on 45.3% from the floor. The Aggies are shooting 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (228 of 633) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, UC Davis is grabbing 33.8 boards per game and has tallied 415 assists for the year, which has them ranked 87th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a team they commit 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Aggies have forced 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 205th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 361 conceded this year. The Aggies are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (660 of 1,478) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.0% on three-point shots and they rank 199th in the country in opponents PPG (74.3).

When they last played, the UC Riverside Highlanders went home defeated by a final of 72-66 when they played UC-San Diego. With respect to how they rebounded, UC Riverside permitted UC-San Diego to get 37 in all (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 20.0% from three-point range by going 5 of 25 and finished the contest at 15 out of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Highlanders allowed UC-San Diego to bury 26 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6% in this contest. When the game finished, the Highlanders finished shooting 22 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.3%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, UC Riverside converted 8 out of 28 tries (28.6%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. UC-San Diego had 16 fouls for the contest which got the Highlanders to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Highlanders corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the matchup.

Andrew Henderson ended up being a major contributor for the Highlanders in the game. He earned 21 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game. He buried 7 out of 15 in this contest for a rate of 46.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

UC Riverside has a mark of 8-19 on the season. The Highlanders commit 18.7 fouls every game and they go 72.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per game (285th in college) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. UC Riverside has accounted for 1,940 points this year (71.9 per contest) and they collect 34.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Highlanders are connecting on 43.6% from the field, which is ranked 281st in Division 1.

The UC Riverside defense allows 35.0% on three-point shots (180 of 515) and their opponents are making 68.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.0 assists and 35.3 boards per game, which is 238th and 236th in those defensive categories. The Highlanders are ranked 289th in college in PPG surrendered with 77.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (340th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UC Davis

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