UT Martin Skyhawks vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UT Martin Skyhawks vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: First Community Arena in Edwardsville, IL

TV: ESPN+

First Community Arena is the location where the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (16-9) will attempt to beat the UT Martin Skyhawks (19-6) on Saturday.

The UT Martin Skyhawks took the court against Morehead State and took a loss by a score of 61-55 in their last contest. UT Martin walked away from the contest with a 25.8% FG percentage (16 of 62) and made 6 out of their 39 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Skyhawks buried 17 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 41 with 21 of them being offensive. They also doled out 7 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning defending, UT Martin allowed 36.5% from the field on 19 of 52 shooting. Morehead State doled out 10 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Morehead State totaled 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Morehead State walked away from this one shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 18 attempts. They knocked down 7 of their 18 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Skyhawks ended up with 16 while Morehead State finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Matas Deniusas is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up going 33.3% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also collected 9 boards. He accumulated 15 points on 4 of 12 shooting.

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UT Martin heads into this contest with a record of 19-6 on the campaign. They average 72.1 points per outing (279th in D-1) while shooting 43.0% from the field. The Skyhawks are connecting on 30.9% on shots from distance (205 of 664) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UT Martin is grabbing 41.6 boards per game and has earned 350 assists this season, which is 175th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.1 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Skyhawks are forcing 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are 88th in college hoops in allowing assists with 298 relinquished for the season. The Skyhawks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 37.9% (535 of 1,412) and they relinquish 32.5 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 27.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 3rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (62.6).

The last time they took the court, the SIU Edwardsville Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 71-61 against Little Rock. With respect to rebounding, SIU Edwardsville permitted Little Rock to grab 37 in total (14 on the offensive side). They shot 38.1% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 21 and finished the game at 7 of 10 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Cougars allowed Little Rock to bury 23 of 70 attempts from the field which had them shooting 32.9% for the matchup. In all, the Cougars ended up shooting 25 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. In relation to shots from distance, SIU Edwardsville knocked down 8 of 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a rate of 86.7%. Little Rock had 14 fouls for the contest which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They coughed it up 10 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Cougars recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the game.

Tyler King ended up being important for the Cougars in this contest. He buried 8 out of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 53.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest.

SIU Edwardsville has a mark of 16-9 this season. As an offense, the Cougars are hitting on 44.7% from the floor, which is 214th in the country. SIU Edwardsville has scored 1,801 pts so far this year (72.0 per contest) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per game (231st in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest. The Cougars have committed 16.2 fouls every game and they connect on 68.5% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 13th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 64.7. They are able to force 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (8th in the nation). The SIU Edwardsville defense gives up 29.3% from downtown (163 of 557) and their opponents are converting on 71.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 10.4 assists and 35.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 8th and 228th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UT Martin

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