Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Merrimack Warriors Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Merrimack Warriors

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, SC

TV: YouTube

The Merrimack Warriors (23-11 last season) are welcoming the Appalachian State Mountaineers (19-13 last year) at Rock Hill Sports & Event Center on Monday.

The Appalachian State Mountaineers played Southern Miss and ended up losing by a score of 86-73 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Mountaineers left the arena with 24 and Southern Miss had 19 fouls. They made 5 of their 13 shots from 3-point range. Southern Miss walked away from this one shooting 73.1% from the free throw line by making 19 of 26 shots. Additionally, Southern Miss totaled 34 boards (13 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Southern Miss earned 10 dimes and had 2 steals for this contest. In regard to defending, Appalachian State let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the floor on 31 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 30 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountaineers knocked down 22 of 29 shots for a percentage of 75.9%. Appalachian State finished the game having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (23 of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 21 shots from downtown.

Eren Banks is someone who played a role in this contest. He scored 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and grabbed 3 boards. He finished 53.8% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Appalachian State will take the court after finishing with a mark of 19-13 last year. They had an average of 72.0 points per game (274th in Division 1) while shooting 44.0% from the floor. The Mountaineers shot 30.3% on shots from beyond the arc (254 of 837) and 64.2% from the free throw line. As a squad, Appalachian State pulled in 39.1 boards per contest and had 388 assists last year, which was 309th in college in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 9.9 times per contest and as a unit committed 15.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Mountaineers forced 9.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 19.0 personal fouls. They were 32nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 374 surrendered last season. The Mountaineers defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 39.9% (739 of 1,851) and they conceded 34.0 rebounds per game as a team. They conceded 31.5% on three-point shots and they were 16th in the country in points per game allowed (66.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Merrimack Warriors took a loss by a final score of 64-54 against Siena. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Merrimack permitted Siena to get 45 in all (14 offensive). They shot 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 4 of 16 and ended up shooting 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Warriors allowed Siena to convert 21 out of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.2% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 17 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 29.3%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Merrimack buried 10 of their 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a rate of 76.9%. Siena committed 11 fouls in this contest which got the Warriors to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They coughed it up 4 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Warriors were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 22 in the matchup.

Ernest Shelton pitched in for the Warriors for this game. He had 17 points in his 40 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 4 of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 30.8%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Merrimack had a win-loss mark of 23-11 last season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Warriors connected on 41.6% from the field, which was ranked 334th in D-1. Merrimack earned 2,330 points last season (68.5 per contest) and they grabbed 28.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists was at 12.4 times per contest (289th in college) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 9.6 times per contest. The Warriors committed 16.3 personal fouls per game and they went 78.8% from the free throw line.

The Warriors on defense were ranked 22nd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They forced their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (53rd in D-1). The Merrimack defense allowed 30.3% on shots from distance (185 of 611) and their opponents converted on 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 14.4 dimes and 38.2 boards per contest, which was ranked 201st and 343rd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Merrimack

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