Bryant Bulldogs vs Quinnipiac Bobcats Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bryant Bulldogs vs Quinnipiac Bobcats

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Bryant Bulldogs (9-22 last year) are hitting the road to M&T Bank Arena on Thursday where they will meet the Quinnipiac Bobcats (19-13 last season).

The Bryant Bulldogs faced off with Siena and took home the win by a score of 80-75 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 22 while Siena accumulated 22 personal fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 27 shots from long range. Siena finished shooting 65.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 32 shots. Additionally, Siena collected 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Siena distributed 13 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Bryant allowed 37.5% from the floor on 24 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected a total of 42 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 18 of 25 shots for a percentage of 72.0%. Bryant finished having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (26 of 65) and buried 10 of 35 3-pointers.

Keegan Harvey is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He scored 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and grabbed 12 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Bryant will enter this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 9-22 last season. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a team committed 16.4 fouls every game. As a group, Bryant snagged 33.3 rebounds per contest and accumulated 376 dimes last year, which ranked 322nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs hit on 30.4% on three-point attempts (247 of 812) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. They averaged 64.8 pts per game (356th in the nation) while shooting 40.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs forced 9.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They relinquished 35.4% from 3-point land while they were 135th in the nation in opponents points per game (72.5). The Bulldogs defense gave up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (805 of 1,777) and they surrendered 35.1 boards per game as a group. They were 85th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 406 relinquished last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Quinnipiac Bobcats took a loss by a score of 96-59 against Michigan State. The Bobcats collected 15 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 23 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. Michigan State had 21 fouls in this game which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of those for a clip of 54.2%. Regarding three-point attempts, Quinnipiac converted 6 out of their 21 attempts (28.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Bobcats finished shooting 20 out of 56 from the floor which had them shooting 35.7%. The Bobcats allowed Michigan State to make 36 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them at 58.1% for the contest. They shot 39.1% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 26 from the charity stripe (57.7%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Quinnipiac allowed Michigan State to pull down 43 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Lucas Sekasi was important for the Bobcats in this game. He racked up 9 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in the game. He converted 2 of 6 for the matchup for a rate of 33.3%, but couldn't coral a rebound.

Quinnipiac had a record of 19-13 last year. The Bobcats were responsible for committing 16.3 fouls every game and they went 68.5% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 13.6 times per contest (203rd in the country) and they turned the ball over 11.0 times per game. Quinnipiac had 2,411 points last year (75.3 per game) and they grabbed 37.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bobcats hit 42.9% from the floor, which was ranked 300th in the country.

The Quinnipiac defense gave up 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (235 of 690) and opponents made 73.3% of their free throw shots. They conceded 15.9 assists and 35.3 rebounds per game, which was ranked 248th and 238th in those categories. The Bobcats defensively were ranked 124th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 72.0. They forced 12.3 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (79th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bryant

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