American Eagles vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 11/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

The American Eagles (0-1) are on their way to Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday where they will meet the Clemson Tigers (1-0).

The American Eagles took the court against Cincinnati and ended up losing by a score of 79-53 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 18 while Cincinnati finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 27 attempts from distance. Cincinnati shot 72.2% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Cincinnati snagged 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Cincinnati totaled 20 dimes and had 15 steals for the matchup. With respect to the defense, American allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the floor on 29 of 69 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists in this contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 31 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles buried 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. American wrapped up the game having earned a 27.8% FG percentage (15 out of 54) and buried 7 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Madden Collins is one player who came through in the matchup. He finished shooting 38.5% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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American will play this contest with a mark of 0-1 this season. They average 53.0 points per game (342nd in the nation) while shooting 27.8% from the floor. The Eagles are connecting on 24.1% on 3-pointers (7 of 29) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, American is pulling down 32.0 boards per game and has accumulated 7 dimes this year, which has them ranked 337th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 18.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They relinquish 29.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 262nd in college in points per game allowed (79.0). The Eagles are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.0% (29 of 69) and they concede 48.0 boards per game as a group. They are 320th in the country in allowing assists with 20 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 85-72 when they played Stetson. In relation to how they rebounded, Clemson permitted Stetson to collect 20 in total (3 on the offensive side). They went 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 24 and ended up shooting 8 out of 9 at the charity stripe (88.9%). The Tigers permitted Stetson to make 29 of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers shot 25 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.0%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Clemson converted 9 of their 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to convert 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 74.3%. Stetson had 24 fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 35 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Tigers recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this game.

Ace Buckner was important for the Tigers for this contest. He made 6 of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Clemson has a record of 1-0 on the year. The Tigers are committing 13.0 fouls every game and they go 74.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per contest (126th in the nation) and they cough up possession 8.0 times per contest. Clemson has scored 85 points for the season and they pull in 32.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are connecting on 51.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 95th in college.

The Clemson defense surrenders 25.0% on 3-point shots (6 of 24) and opponents are knocking down 88.9% of their foul shots. They allow 13.0 assists and 29.0 boards every game, which ranks 217th and 100th in college. The Tigers are ranked 203rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 72.0. They are forcing 9.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (282nd in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take American

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