Vermont Catamounts vs Binghamton Bearcats Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vermont Catamounts vs Binghamton Bearcats

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Events Center in Binghamton, NY

TV: ESPN+

Events Center is the location where the Binghamton Bearcats (5-20) will take on the Vermont Catamounts (15-10) on Thursday.

The Vermont Catamounts faced off with New Hampshire and notched a win by a score of 80-57 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Catamounts finished with 19 while New Hampshire accumulated 17 fouls. They made 5 out of their 17 shots from three-point range. New Hampshire shot 63.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 22 shots. Moreover, New Hampshire grabbed 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Hampshire doled out 5 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, Vermont allowed 38.0% from the field on 19 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Catamounts made 9 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Vermont finished with a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 of 62) and buried 15 of their 39 3-pointers.

Ben Johnson is a player who came through in the game. He finished 57.1% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 26 mins played and snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up with 26 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Vermont will play this game with a mark of 15-10 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.7 pts per game (227th in the nation) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Catamounts are hitting 34.8% on three-point attempts (228 of 655) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Vermont is snagging 35.4 boards per game and has totaled 334 assists on the year, which has them ranked 214th in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.4 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Catamounts are able to force 9.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They give up 35.3% on shots from distance while they are 91st in the country in PPG allowed (70.3). The Catamounts are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.4% (591 of 1,361) and they concede 31.1 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 136th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 310 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Binghamton Bearcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-64 when they faced NJIT. The Bearcats were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the game. They gave up possession 9 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. NJIT had 20 fouls for the game which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to convert 19 of them for a percentage of 79.2%. With respect to three-point shots, Binghamton made 5 out of their 15 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bearcats ended up going 20 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.4%. The Bearcats allowed NJIT to bury 24 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.3% in the game. They finished the game shooting 31.8% from three-point range by hitting 7 out of 22 and ended up going 18 of 33 at the charity stripe (54.5%). When discussing how they rebounded, Binghamton permitted NJIT to get 39 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Jeremiah Quigley pitched in for the Bearcats for the contest. He accumulated 15 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 8 assists for the game. He buried 3 of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 30.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Binghamton has a win-loss mark of 5-20 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Bearcats are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which is ranked 250th in D-1. Binghamton has totaled 1,669 pts this year (66.8 per game) and they average 32.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 11.4 times per game (334th in college) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. The Bearcats commit 16.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Bearcats on the defensive side of the court are 230th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 75.3. They are forcing 8.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (301st in college hoops). The Binghamton defense gives up 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (201 of 555) and opponents are making 69.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.9 assists and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 141st and 156th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vermont

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