Davidson Wildcats vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (20-14 last year) are traveling to Beasley Coliseum on Monday where they will take on the Washington State Cougars (12-20 last season).

The Davidson Wildcats faced Oklahoma State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-80 in their last game. Davidson ended the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (30 of 70) and made 15 of their 40 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 5 of 7 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defense, Davidson allowed 50.0% from the floor on 28 of 56 shooting. Oklahoma State doled out 13 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In addition, Oklahoma State totaled 36 boards (4 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oklahoma State finished the game shooting 70.0% at the free throw line by burying 21 of 30 attempts. They converted 7 of 15 tries from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 20 and Oklahoma State accounted for 10 personal fouls.

Roberts Blums is a guy who came through for this game. He accumulated 22 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He played for 23 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up going 43.8% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Davidson enters this one after finishing with a record of 20-14 last season. They lost possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest and as a group committed 16.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Davidson pulled in 33.2 boards per contest and totaled 472 assists last season, which had them ranked 149th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats connected on 36.0% on shots from distance (308 of 855) and 65.4% from the charity stripe. They averaged 72.0 pts per game (277th in D-1) while hitting 45.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wildcats forced their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.7 fouls. They were ranked 69th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 394 relinquished throughout last season. The Wildcats gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (812 of 1,849) and they surrendered 33.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They conceded 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they were ranked 38th in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.9).

In their last game, the Washington State Cougars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-68 against Portland. With respect to rebounding, Washington State allowed Portland to grab 37 overall (6 on the offensive side). They shot 26.7% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 15 and ended up going 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Cougars allowed Portland to knock down 26 of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars finished 25 out of 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.9%. When discussing 3-point shots, Washington State buried 9 of 31 tries (29.0%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Portland was called for 11 fouls for the contest which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Cougars collected 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the matchup.

Ace Glass lll was important for the Cougars for the contest. He made 7 of 16 in the game for a rate of 43.8%, and totaled 1 rebound. He earned 19 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 dimes for the contest.

Washington State had a win-loss record of 12-20 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Cougars hit 46.7% from the floor, which ranked 84th in the country. Washington State scored 2,435 pts last season (76.1 per contest) and they pulled in 34.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.9 times per contest (181st in D-1) and they turned the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Cougars committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they went 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Washington State defense gave up 35.2% from downtown (245 of 697) and their opposition made 74.7% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 11.4 assists and 32.3 total rebounds per game, which had them ranked 104th and 56th in the country. The Cougars were ranked 279th in D-1 in PPG given up with 77.5. They forced their opponents into 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (301st in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Davidson

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