Yale Bulldogs vs Howard Bison Prediction, 2/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Yale Bulldogs vs Howard Bison

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Yale Bulldogs (16-4) are headed to Burr Gymnasium on Monday where they will go up against the Howard Bison (14-9).

The Yale Bulldogs took the court against Harvard and ended up losing by a score of 67-65 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 12 while Harvard finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 17 attempts from distance. Harvard finished shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 18 shots. In addition, Harvard totaled 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Harvard earned 13 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, Yale allowed the other team to shoot 46.8% from the field on 22 out of 47 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 9 of 11 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. Yale wrapped up the game with a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 of 56) and made 8 of 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Trevor Mullin is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played 33 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He shot 61.5% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Yale heads into this game with a mark of 16-4 for the season. They average 83.7 points per outing (44th in college hoops) while hitting 50.2% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 41.8% on shots from downtown (175 of 419) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Yale is collecting 35.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 332 assists on the campaign, which ranks 172nd in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 9.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs have forced 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They give up 33.9% on shots from downtown while they are 106th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.1). Bulldogs are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (501 of 1,167) and they surrender 30.7 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 42nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 256 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Howard Bison took home the win by a final score of 72-53 when they played Coppin State. The Bison collected 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Coppin State was called for 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Bison to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a clip of 76.2%. With regard to 3-point shots, Howard knocked down 8 out of their 25 tries (32.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Bison ended up going 24 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. The Bison allowed Coppin State to make 20 of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.7% for this game. They shot 12.5% from three-point range by hitting 2 of 16 and ended up going 11 out of 18 from the charity stripe (61.1%). When talking about how they rebounded, Howard permitted Coppin State to collect 28 overall (13 offensive).

Cedric Taylor III pitched in for the Bison in this matchup. He accumulated 21 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists for the contest. He knocked down 5 of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Howard has a mark of 14-9 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Bison are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 249th in the country. Howard has 1,714 points for the campaign (74.5 per game) and they pull in 36.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.2 times per contest (111th in college) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. The Bison are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Bison are ranked 63rd in college in points allowed per contest with 68.9. They have forced 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (95th in D-1). The Howard defense allows 31.4% on 3-point shots (140 of 446) and their opposition knocks down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 10.8 assists and 32.2 boards every game, which is 19th and 61st in college.

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