Western Carolina Catamounts vs Chattanooga Mocs Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Carolina Catamounts vs Chattanooga Mocs

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Western Carolina Catamounts (9-15) are en route to McKenzie Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Chattanooga Mocs (10-16).

The Western Carolina Catamounts took the court against The Citadel and earned the victory with a final of 87-49 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Catamounts ended up finishing with 17 while The Citadel recorded 13 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. The Citadel finished 92.9% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 14 attempts. In addition, The Citadel grabbed 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. The Citadel earned 2 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Western Carolina allowed the other team to go 28.8% from the field on 15 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Catamounts converted 6 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. Western Carolina finished the contest with a 55.7% field goal percentage (34 of 61) and made 13 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Julien Soumaoro is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He played 24 mins and grabbed 5 boards. He finished the game at 75.0% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Western Carolina will take the court with a mark of 9-15 this season. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Western Carolina is snagging 38.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 319 assists so far this year, which is 261st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Catamounts are connecting on 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (206 of 619) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.0 pts per game (139th in the nation) while connecting on 44.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Catamounts are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.1 fouls. They are ranked 125th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 312 conceded on the year. The Catamounts defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.6% (624 of 1,369) and they concede 33.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 36.8% on 3-point shots while they are 313th in D-1 in PPG allowed (79.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Chattanooga Mocs took a defeat with a final score of 73-61 when they played East Tennessee State. In regard to rebounds, Chattanooga allowed East Tennessee State to snag 33 overall (8 offensive). They finished 25.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 out of 20 and ended up going 26 out of 35 from the free throw line (74.3%). The Mocs allowed East Tennessee State to make 21 of their 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.9% for the matchup. Overall, the Mocs walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Chattanooga knocked down 7 out of 24 tries (29.2%). They were able to bury 10 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. East Tennessee State was called for 13 fouls for this contest which got the Mocs to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 1 steal for the matchup. The Mocs corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this contest.

Jordan Frison ended up being a factor for the Mocs for this game. He had 15 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in the game. He made 6 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Chattanooga has a mark of 10-16 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mocs are shooting 44.4% from the field, which ranks them 232nd in the nation. Chattanooga has accumulated 1,940 points on the season (74.6 per contest) and they pull in 33.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per game (122nd in college) and they turn the ball over 9.9 times per contest. The Mocs commit 19.1 fouls per contest and they hit 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Chattanooga defense surrenders 31.6% on shots from distance (197 of 623) and their opposition makes 71.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.1 dimes and 36.0 total boards per game, which is 156th and 270th in the nation. The Mocs are ranked 175th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 73.6. They have forced 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (89th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Carolina

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