Binghamton Bearcats vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Binghamton Bearcats vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: B1G+

Welsh-Ryan Arena is the site where the Northwestern Wildcats (15-19 last year) will play the Binghamton Bearcats (8-23 last season) on Monday.

The Binghamton Bearcats played Maine and took home the win by a score of 74-67 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Bearcats walked away with 15 and Maine had 14 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 20 shots from distance. Maine finished the game at 63.2% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 19 shots. Moreover, Maine totaled 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Maine earned 14 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Concerning defending, Binghamton allowed the other team to go 46.0% from the field on 23 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bearcats converted 9 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 56.3%. Binghamton ended the game with a 53.8% FG percentage (28 of 52) and made 9 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jeremiah Quigley is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 62.5% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists. He played 40 mins and also snagged 12 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Binghamton will play this contest after finishing with a mark of 8-23 last year. They averaged 67.9 pts per game (336th in the country) on 45.9% from the field. The Bearcats connected on 32.7% on three-point shots (164 of 502) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Binghamton snagged 31.3 rebounds per contest and racked up 361 assists throughout last year, which was 340th in the nation in terms of passing. They turned the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a squad committed 16.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bearcats were able to force 9.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.5 fouls. They gave up 35.7% on shots from distance and they were 212th in college in PPG allowed (74.9). The Bearcats defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (828 of 1,789) and they surrendered 33.7 boards per game as a squad. They were ranked 75th in college in giving up assists with 400 relinquished throughout last season.

The last time they took the court, the Northwestern Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 81-68 when they faced Purdue. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Northwestern permitted Purdue to get 30 in all (14 offensive). They finished 34.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 23 and finished the contest at 13 of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). The Wildcats allowed Purdue to make 30 of 61 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.2% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats shot 28 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.8%. Concerning 3-point shots, Northwestern knocked down 6 out of 14 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. Purdue was called for 12 fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 8 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. The Wildcats corralled 16 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 in this matchup.

Nick Martinelli pitched in for the Wildcats in the matchup. He made 10 of 16 in the game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He racked up 25 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this contest.

Northwestern had a mark of 15-19 last season. The Wildcats were responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they went 75.1% from the charity stripe. They dished out assists 17.2 times per contest (21st in Division 1) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 8.5 times per game. Northwestern accumulated 2,487 points throughout last season (73.1 per contest) and they collected 30.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats shot 46.1% from the floor, which was ranked 118th in Division 1.

The Northwestern defense gave up 33.4% on 3-point shots (257 of 770) and opponents knocked down 74.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrendered 8.6 assists and 34.6 rebounds every game, which was ranked 13th and 199th in college hoops. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court were 125th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 72.0. They forced 11.5 TO's per game and let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (188th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Binghamton

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