UMKC Kangaroos vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMKC Kangaroos vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, ND

TV: ESPN+

The UMKC Kangaroos (4-22) are on their way to Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (15-14).

The UMKC Kangaroos played St. Thomas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 104-64 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Kangaroos walked away with 16 and St. Thomas totaled 11 fouls. They also converted 14 of their 29 attempts from three-point range. St. Thomas finished shooting 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 16 tries. In addition, St. Thomas had 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. St. Thomas earned 23 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In terms of defending, UMKC allowed the other team to shoot 58.0% from the field on 40 of 69 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 24 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Kangaroos converted 2 of 2 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. UMKC ended the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (29 out of 65) and made 4 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Chris Dockery is one player who came through in this matchup. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played 30 mins and snagged 6 boards. He accounted for 13 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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UMKC enters this game with a mark of 4-22 for the year. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, UMKC is grabbing 34.2 boards per game and has accounted for 311 assists this year, which is 323rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Kangaroos are shooting 30.2% on three-point attempts (169 of 559) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They average 70.3 points per outing (307th in the nation) while shooting 42.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Kangaroos are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are ranked 320th in the nation in allowing assists with 411 conceded this year. The Kangaroos defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.2% (797 of 1,654) and they surrender 38.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 34.9% from beyond the arc and they are 355th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (83.4).

The last time they took the court, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-66 against North Dakota State. The Fighting Hawks corralled 13 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 19 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. North Dakota State had 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Fighting Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.0%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, North Dakota buried 8 out of 24 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Hawks ended up shooting 22 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1%. The Fighting Hawks allowed North Dakota State to knock down 30 of their 54 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.6% in the game. They went 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 25 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). In reference to team rebounding, North Dakota permitted North Dakota State to collect 32 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Greyson Uelmen ended up having an impact for the Fighting Hawks in this game. He scored 16 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in the matchup. He made 6 out of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

North Dakota has a win-loss record of 15-14 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fighting Hawks are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which is 255th in D-1. North Dakota has scored 2,237 points for the season (77.1 per game) and they grab 33.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.1 times per contest (348th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per game. The Fighting Hawks are responsible for committing 20.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.0% from the free throw line.

The North Dakota defense gives up 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (239 of 670) and opponents are making 70.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 15.6 assists and 35.8 total boards per game, which ranks 315th and 258th in those categories. The Fighting Hawks on defense are ranked 279th in college in points allowed per contest with 77.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (353rd in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Dakota

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