Chattanooga Mocs vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (24-11 last season) welcome the Chattanooga Mocs (13-19 last year) at KFC Yum! Center on Monday.

The Chattanooga Mocs took the court against The Citadel and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-85 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Mocs ended up finishing with 13 and The Citadel finished the game with 12 fouls. They converted 15 out of their 31 tries from distance. The Citadel finished the game at 69.2% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of 13 shots. In addition, The Citadel grabbed 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. The Citadel dished out 18 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Chattanooga allowed 54.2% from the floor on 32 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Mocs knocked down 8 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Chattanooga ended the contest having earned a 55.9% FG percentage (33 out of 59) and made 11 out of their 25 shots from downtown.

Jordan Frison is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished with 16 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and snagged 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 9 dimes.

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Chattanooga enters this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 13-19 last year. They lost possession via turnover 9.6 times per contest and as a unit committed 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chattanooga snagged 33.1 boards per game and accumulated 488 assists last year, which was 127th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Mocs shot 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (338 of 944) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 76.7 points per outing (152nd in the nation) while hitting 46.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Mocs were able to force their opponents into 9.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They relinquished 32.8% on 3-point attempts and they were 221st in D-1 in PPG allowed (75.3). The Mocs gave up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (800 of 1,875) and they conceded 35.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They were ranked 118th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 417 relinquished last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a defeat with a final score of 77-69 against Michigan State. Concerning rebounds, Louisville allowed Michigan State to grab 34 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 42.3% from downtown by shooting 11 out of 26 and ended up shooting 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Cardinals permitted Michigan State to convert 26 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinals finished the game shooting 26 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.3%. Regarding three-point shots, Louisville made 13 of their 37 tries (35.1%). They were able to make 4 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Michigan State committed 11 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for 6 tries. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Cardinals corralled 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the game.

Ryan Conwell ended up having an impact for the Cardinals in this matchup. He scored 21 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists in the game. He buried 7 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

Louisville had a mark of 24-11 last season. The Cardinals were responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls every game and they connected on 76.1% from the free throw line. They got an assist 17.1 times per game (25th in college hoops) and they coughed up possession 11.9 times per game. Louisville totaled 2,949 pts over the course of last year (84.3 per contest) and they grabbed 38.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinals hit 47.0% from the field, which ranked them 66th in D-1.

The Cardinals on the defensive side of the court were 136th in college hoops in points given up per game with 72.5. They forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (73rd in Division 1). The Louisville defense conceded 32.3% on 3-point attempts (267 of 827) and their opponents connected on 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 21.4 dimes and 33.4 boards every game, which was ranked 321st and 105th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chattanooga

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