Charlotte 49ers vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charlotte 49ers vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Charlotte 49ers (17-17 last year) are headed to Hulman Center on Monday where they will go up against the Indiana State Sycamores (11-21 last season).

The Charlotte 49ers faced South Florida and took a loss by a final of 86-64 in their last game. Charlotte finished with a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 out of 56) and buried 7 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 49ers converted 19 of 28 attempts for a rate of 67.9%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 21 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 46.4% from the floor on 32 out of 69 shooting. South Florida totaled 24 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Additionally, South Florida collected 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. South Florida went 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 13 shots. They also made 12 out of their 29 tries from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the 49ers finished with 15 while South Florida finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Anton Bonke is a guy who came through in this matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and also grabbed 9 boards. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 17-17 last year. They averaged 73.3 points per outing (247th in D-1) while connecting on 45.6% from the field. The 49ers shot 34.9% on shots from downtown (296 of 848) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Charlotte collected 34.5 rebounds per contest and sat with 444 dimes last season, which ranked 200th in college in terms of passing. They coughed up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a squad committed 16.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the 49ers forced 9.0 turnovers every game and they drew 16.7 personal fouls. They gave up 33.8% from 3-point land while they were 197th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.4). The 49ers defense gave up a FG percentage of 44.3% (878 of 1,981) and they surrendered 32.5 boards per game as a team. They were 196th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 446 surrendered last year.

For their last game, the Indiana State Sycamores took a loss by a final score of 63-62 against Valparaiso. When discussing attacking the glass, Indiana State permitted Valparaiso to get 30 in total (14 on the offensive side). They went 34.8% from downtown by going 8 out of 23 and ended up shooting 13 of 22 at the charity stripe (59.1%). The Sycamores allowed Valparaiso to bury 21 of 57 tries from the floor which had them at 36.8% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Sycamores went 26 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Indiana State converted 7 out of their 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to knock down 3 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Valparaiso committed 12 fouls for this game which took the Sycamores to the free throw line for a total of 4 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. The Sycamores pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup.

Camp Wagner pitched in for the Sycamores in the game. He scored 13 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in the game. He converted 5 of 13 for this game for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Indiana State had a win-loss record of 11-21 last season. When it comes to offense, the Sycamores connected on 46.5% from the field, which ranked 98th in the nation. Indiana State accumulated 2,354 pts last season (73.6 per contest) and they collected 35.1 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 17.5 times per contest (18th in the country) and they gave up possession 13.7 times per game. The Sycamores were responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per game while shooting 67.6% from the free throw line.

The Indiana State defense gave up 31.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (218 of 690) and opponents connected on 69.0% of their foul shots. They allowed 12.3 assists and 35.9 boards every game, which was ranked 125th and 277th in D-1. The Sycamores defensively were ranked 199th in D-1 in PPG given up with 74.5. They forced 10.7 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (217th in the nation).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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