Vermont Catamounts vs Maine Black Bears Prediction, 2/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vermont Catamounts vs Maine Black Bears

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, ME

TV: ESPN+

Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium is the location where the Maine Black Bears (5-18) will take on the Vermont Catamounts (14-9) on Thursday.

The Vermont Catamounts faced NJIT and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-77 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Catamounts ended up with 20 and NJIT accumulated 22 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 18 tries from 3-point land. NJIT shot 78.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 19 attempts. Moreover, NJIT pulled down 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. NJIT doled out 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Vermont allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 28 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Catamounts made 17 of 25 tries for a rate of 68.0%. Vermont finished having earned a 41.3% field goal percentage (26 of 63) and converted 8 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

Sean Blake is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He shot 62.5% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Vermont will take the court with a record of 14-9 for the season. They are turning it over 9.4 times per game and as a team are committing 17.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Vermont is snagging 35.3 boards per contest and has racked up 296 assists on the season, which is 241st in the country in terms of passing. The Catamounts are shooting 34.6% on 3-point shots (203 of 587) and 73.0% from the free throw line. They average 74.7 pts per game (226th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Catamounts are able to force 9.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They rank 131st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 285 relinquished on the year. The Catamounts defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.1% (546 of 1,266) and they relinquish 31.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 34.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 98th in college in points per game from their opponents (70.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Maine Black Bears took a loss by a score of 91-77 against UMass Lowell. The Black Bears corralled 10 defensive boards and 0 offensive boards for a total of 10 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 14 steals in this matchup. UMass Lowell committed 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Black Bears to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 14 of them for a clip of 73.7%. In regard to shots from downtown, Maine converted 5 out of 17 tries (29.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Black Bears finished the game shooting 29 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.9%. The Black Bears allowed UMass Lowell to convert 36 of 62 tries from the floor which had them at 58.1% for this game. They wrapped up this game 35.7% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 14 and finished the game at 14 of 15 at the charity stripe (93.3%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Maine allowed UMass Lowell to snag 45 overall (16 offensive).

Logan Carey was important for the Black Bears in the matchup. He buried 11 out of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 28 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for this contest.

Maine has a record of 5-18 so far this year. The Black Bears are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per game and they connect on 64.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per game (324th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per game. Maine has earned 1,426 points so far this year (62.0 per game) and they snag 28.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Black Bears are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which is ranked 248th in the nation.

The Maine defense gives up 30.4% on shots from 3-point land (140 of 461) and their opponents are connecting on 69.6% of their foul shots. They have given up 13.1 assists and 37.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 160th and 318th in those categories on the defensive end. The Black Bears are ranked 63rd in college in points given up per game with 68.9. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (225th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Maine and under the total points

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