Bellarmine Knights vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: Peacock

The Bellarmine Knights (13-19 last year) are headed to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers (18-14 last season).

The Bellarmine Knights faced off with Vanderbilt and ended up losing by a score of 93-47 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Knights ended up finishing with 18 and Vanderbilt finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Vanderbilt finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 20 of their 25 shots. On top of that, Vanderbilt collected 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Vanderbilt earned 19 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. When talking about the defense, Bellarmine allowed the other team to go 60.0% from the floor on 33 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 17 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knights buried 8 of their 13 tries for a rate of 61.5%. Bellarmine finished having earned a 37.0% field goal percentage (17 out of 46) and buried 5 out of their 21 three-point attempts.

DeMarcus Surratt is a player who came through for this game. He finished 100.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 18 mins and also totaled 1 rebound. He accounted for 9 points on 4 out of 4 shooting.

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Bellarmine comes into this game after finishing with a record of 13-19 last year. They lost possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a group committed 16.6 personal fouls per game. As a group, Bellarmine pulled down 27.9 boards per game and had 484 dimes last season, which was 131st in the country in terms of passing. The Knights shot 38.2% from downtown (270 of 706) and 79.2% from the free throw line. They had an average of 80.0 pts per contest (82nd in college hoops) while shooting 52.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Knights forced 10.3 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.5 personal fouls. They were ranked 348th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 553 surrendered last season. The Knights gave up a shooting percentage of 48.4% (898 of 1,856) and they surrendered 32.1 rebounds per game as a group. They gave up 39.7% from beyond the arc and they were ranked 344th in college in points per game from their opponents (81.7).

When they last played, the Indiana Hoosiers walked away with a victory by a final of 91-57 against Eastern Illinois. The Hoosiers recorded 19 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 13 steals in this game. Eastern Illinois had 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Hoosiers to the free throw line for 32 tries. They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Indiana made 9 of 24 tries (37.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hoosiers finished 29 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Hoosiers permitted Eastern Illinois to convert 25 of their 50 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this game. They went 21.4% from distance by shooting 3 of 14 and ended up shooting 4 of 7 from the charity stripe (57.1%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Indiana permitted Eastern Illinois to snag 22 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Markus Burton pitched in for the Hoosiers for this contest. He racked up 19 points in his 24 minutes on the court and tallied 5 dimes for this contest. He made 7 of 8 in the game for a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Indiana had a win-loss mark of 18-14 last season. When it comes to offense, the Hoosiers connected on 47.4% from the field, which ranked them 54th in the nation. Indiana totaled 2,501 pts last year (78.2 per game) and they collected 32.4 boards per game. They got an assist 16.6 times per contest (38th in the country) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per contest. The Hoosiers were responsible for committing 18.3 fouls per contest while shooting 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Hoosiers on defense were ranked 130th in college in PPG allowed with 72.2. They were able to force 10.2 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (97th in D-1). The Indiana defense allowed 33.1% on 3-point shots (223 of 674) and opponents knocked down 75.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 12.6 dimes and 32.4 boards every game, which ranked them 148th and 60th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana and under the total points

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