Chattanooga Mocs vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Chattanooga (+15.5)

Bryce Jordan Center is the location where the Penn State Nittany Lions (12-20 last year) will meet the Chattanooga Mocs (13-19 last season) on Thursday. Penn State is 15.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is 156.5.

The Chattanooga Mocs stepped onto the hardwood against Louisville and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-70 in their last contest. Chattanooga wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (25 out of 57) and converted 12 of their 33 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Mocs converted 8 of 14 shots for a rate of 57.1%. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 18 assists in this game while creating 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defense, Chattanooga allowed 44.1% from the floor on 30 out of 68 shooting. Louisville doled out 17 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. In addition, Louisville collected 41 rebounds (17 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Louisville finished shooting 57.7% from the free throw line by making 15 of 26 tries. They also buried 9 out of their 35 tries from three-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Mocs ended up finishing with 19 and Louisville racked up 16 personal fouls.

Zach Bleshoy is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He finished shooting 71.4% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 25 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He recorded 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Chattanooga steps onto the court after finishing with a mark of 13-19 last season. They turned it over 9.6 times per contest and as a team committed 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chattanooga grabbed 33.1 rebounds per game and had 488 dimes last season, which ranked 127th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Mocs shot 35.8% from downtown (338 of 944) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 76.7 pts per game (152nd in the country) while shooting 46.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mocs forced 9.4 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.0 fouls. They were 118th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 417 surrendered throughout last season. The Mocs defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (800 of 1,875) and they conceded 35.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquished 32.8% on shots from downtown while they were 221st in D-1 in opponents PPG (75.3).

In their last game, the Penn State Nittany Lions took home the win by a final score of 97-57 when they played Canisius. Concerning attacking the glass, Penn State allowed Canisius to pull down 26 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.2% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 22 and finished the game at 5 of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). The Nittany Lions allowed Canisius to convert 24 of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.3% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Nittany Lions went 36 out of 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Penn State buried 4 of their 19 tries (21.1%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a percentage of 72.4%. Canisius committed 23 fouls for this contest which took the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Nittany Lions corralled 31 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for this contest.

Roko Prkacin was important for the Nittany Lions for this game. He tallied 28 points in his 20 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He converted 12 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 85.7%, and had 6 rebounds.

Penn State had a mark of 12-20 last year. The Nittany Lions were responsible for committing 15.5 fouls per game and they hit 75.0% from the charity stripe. They assisted teammates 12.7 times per contest (272nd in the country) and they turned it over 10.5 times per contest. Penn State had 2,358 points throughout last year (73.7 per game) and they grabbed 29.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Nittany Lions shot 46.9% from the floor, which ranked 70th in D-1.

The Nittany Lions on the defensive side of the court were 317th in college in points given up per game with 79.3. They were able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (362nd in D-1). The Penn State defense gave up 38.8% on shots from distance (310 of 799) and opponents connected on 76.9% of their free throw shots. They allowed 9.3 assists and 33.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 28th and 90th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chattanooga (+15.5)

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