American Eagles vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

Fifth Third Arena is the site where the Cincinnati Bearcats (18-15 last year) will try to defeat the American Eagles (16-16 last season) on Monday.

The American Eagles faced off with Boston and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-73 in their last contest. American finished the contest having earned a 51.7% field goal percentage (31 of 60) and made 5 of 22 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles made 6 of 9 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 26 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 9 assists in this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defense, American let their opponent shoot 60.4% from the floor on 32 of 53 shooting. Boston doled out 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Additionally, Boston totaled 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Boston ended up going 50.0% when shooting free throws by making 1 of 2 tries. They converted 10 of 19 attempts from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Eagles ended up walking away with 10 and Boston totaled 11 personal fouls.

Madden Collins is a guy who played a role in this game. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 22 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He went 75.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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American will play this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 16-16 last year. They gave up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a squad committed 18.6 fouls every game. As a group, American collected 31.8 boards per game and accumulated 428 assists over the course of last year, which had them ranked 233rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Eagles hit on 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (288 of 864) and 75.1% from the free throw line. They had an average of 74.6 pts per contest (212th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Eagles forced their opponents into 13.2 turnovers every game and they drew 16.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 121st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 418 conceded over the course of last season. The Eagles gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (786 of 1,689) and they relinquished 33.4 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquished 34.0% from beyond the arc and they ranked 108th in college in opponents points per game (71.3).

In their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-65 when they played UCF. The Bearcats pulled down 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. UCF was called for 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bearcats to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 82.4%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Cincinnati knocked down 11 out of their 26 attempts (42.3%). When all was said and done, the Bearcats ended up shooting 20 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.9%. The Bearcats permitted UCF to knock down 25 of 74 tries from the field which left them shooting 33.8% for the matchup. They finished 12.5% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 24 and finished the contest at 13 of 23 from the free throw line (56.5%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Cincinnati permitted UCF to pull down 44 in total (14 offensive).

Moustapha Thiam pitched in for the Bearcats for the game. He made 7 of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 16 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 42 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Cincinnati had a mark of 18-15 last year. As an offensive team, the Bearcats hit 43.1% from the floor, which ranked them 296th in the country. Cincinnati had 2,413 pts over the course of last year (73.1 per game) and they grabbed 37.3 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 16.6 times per game (39th in D-1) and they turned it over 11.8 times per game. The Bearcats were responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.1% from the charity stripe.

The Cincinnati defense conceded 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (238 of 767) and their opponents connected on 71.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 12.6 assists and 35.0 total boards per game, which ranked them 145th and 224th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bearcats on the defensive end were ranked 34th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 67.6. They were able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (36th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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