Abilene Christian vs Tarleton Prediction 2/16/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Abilene Christian Wildcats and the Tarleton Texans meet Monday in college basketball action from the EECU Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Abilene Christian Wildcats vs. Tarleton Texans prediction.

Abilene Christian Wildcats Recap

The Abilene Christian Wildcats come into this game looking to add on to their 73-59 win over the Texans in the most recent meeting on Saturday to sit at 12-13 this season. After this game, the Wildcats will head home for a game against Southern Utah.

Wildcats Win Back-To-Back Games

Bradyn Hubbard leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.8 PPG along with 4.7 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for Abilene Christian so far this season. Yaniel Rivera has 7.3 PPG with 2.4 APG and Cbo Newton has 9.2 PPG with 2.2 RPG while Rich Smith has 9.5 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG to lead the Wildcats in assists. As a team, Abilene Christian is averaging 70.4 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 70.6% from the foul line so far this season.

Tarleton Texans Recap

The Tarleton Texans come into this game looking to shake off the loss to Abilene Christian last time out to sit at 12-13 this season. After this game, Tarleton will take on Southern Utah at home.

Texans Lose 8 Of Last 9

Dior Johnson leads the Texans in scoring with 23.6 PPG while Cam McDowell has 13.9 PPG with 3.3 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Tarleton so far this season. Freddy Hicks has 9.7 PPG with team-highs of 5.7 RPG and 2.2 APG as well this year. Chris Mpaka has 8.1 PPG with 5.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Tarleton is averaging 75.7 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three and 75.5% from the foul line this season.

Abilene Christian Wildcats vs. Tarleton Texans Prediction

I’m on Abilene Christian here. I went back and forth and this quick rematch isn’t something you see often, but Dior Johnson is rumored to be banged up for Tarleton right now and that’s a big absence. Abilene for me has been playing the slightly better ball and have won both meetings with Tarleton so far. Give me Abilene.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Abilene Christian +1.5