Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 11/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Baylor Bears

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Baylor Bears (1-0) will take on the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-1) at Foster Pavilion on Friday.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions took the court against Arkansas and went home with a loss by a final score of 106-61 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Lions walked away with 28 and Arkansas finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 18 attempts from distance. Arkansas ended up going 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 30 of 42 attempts. On top of that, Arkansas collected 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Arkansas recorded 19 assists and had 16 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed the other team to shoot 54.7% from the floor on 35 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 21 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Golden Lions made 13 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff walked away from the game with a 38.9% FG percentage (21 out of 54) and buried 6 out of their 21 3-point shots.

Jalen Tatum is one player who was important for the matchup. He accounted for 16 points on 4 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. He finished shooting 36.4% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff enters this one with a mark of 0-1 on the campaign. They turn it over 24.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 28.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is grabbing 27.0 boards per contest and has racked up 10 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 299th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Lions are hitting 28.6% on three-point shots (6 of 21) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They average 61.0 pts per game (295th in college hoops) while going 38.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Golden Lions are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They rank 309th in the nation in allowing assists with 19 surrendered so far this year. The Golden Lions are allowing a shooting percentage of 54.7% (35 of 64) and they relinquish 43.0 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 33.3% on shots from downtown while they are 361st in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (106.0).

In their last game, the Baylor Bears walked away with a victory by a final of 87-65 against Northwestern State. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Baylor permitted Northwestern State to collect 32 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 21.7% from downtown by going 5 of 23 and finished the contest at 16 of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Bears permitted Northwestern State to make 22 out of 59 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 37.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bears went 31 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 47.7%. Regarding 3-pointers, Baylor knocked down 9 of their 29 tries (31.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 55.2%. Northwestern State was called for 25 fouls in this game which got the Bears to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They also turned it over 16 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Bears snagged 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 42 in the game.

Brett Decker Jr. was important for the Bears for the game. He had 17 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He made 6 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Baylor has a win-loss record of 1-0 so far this year. The Bears commit 21.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 55.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.0 times per game (122nd in D-1) and they turn it over 16.0 times per contest. Baylor has scored 87 points on the year and they collect 49.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bears are shooting 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 151st in college.

The Bears are ranked 153rd in college in points given up per game with 65.0. They are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.3% from the floor (133rd in D-1). The Baylor defense gives up 21.7% on 3-point attempts (5 of 23) and their opponents are converting on 66.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 10.0 dimes and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which is 124th and 186th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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