East Texas A&M Lions vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

Lloyd Noble Center is the location where the Oklahoma Sooners (21-16 last year) will attempt to defeat the East Texas A&M Lions (11-21 last season) on Monday.

The East Texas A&M Lions faced Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and took a loss by a final of 84-71 in their last game. East Texas A&M finished having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (26 out of 50) and converted 9 out of their 23 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Lions knocked down 10 of 21 shots for a rate of 47.6%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 18 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of the defense, East Texas A&M allowed 51.7% from the field on 30 out of 58 shooting. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi earned 14 assists and had 10 steals in the game. In addition, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 20 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Lions ended up walking away with 17 while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi recorded 17 personal fouls.

Noah Pagotto is someone who came through in this matchup. He finished with 17 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes.

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East Texas A&M will take the court after finishing with a mark of 11-21 last season. They had an average of 70.2 points per game (306th in the country) while going 43.3% from the floor. The Lions connected on 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (274 of 849) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, East Texas A&M snagged 33.1 rebounds per game and accounted for 515 assists last season, which was 88th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turned the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a squad committed 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Lions forced 12.4 turnovers per contest and they drew 14.9 fouls. They surrendered 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were ranked 201st in Division 1 in opponents PPG (74.5). The Lions allowed an opponent FG percentage of 44.8% (839 of 1,874) and they surrendered 37.0 boards per contest as a squad. They were 237th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 465 surrendered throughout last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners took a loss by a score of 89-82 when they played West Virginia. The Sooners earned 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. West Virginia was called for 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Sooners to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a clip of 83.3%. In relation to shooting from distance, Oklahoma buried 8 out of 20 attempts (40.0%). In all, the Sooners ended up going 32 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.3%. The Sooners allowed West Virginia to knock down 28 out of their 60 tries from the field which had them at 46.7% in this game. They finished 45.5% from downtown by connecting on 15 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma allowed West Virginia to snag 25 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Nijel Pack was important for the Sooners for this game. He made 9 out of 18 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 44 mins of playing time and totaled 7 dimes in the game.

Oklahoma had a record of 21-16 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Sooners hit 46.9% from the field, which was ranked 67th in D-1. Oklahoma had 3,067 points last year (82.9 per contest) and they grabbed 35.6 boards per contest. They earned an assist 14.5 times per game (132nd in the country) and they turned the ball over 10.0 times per contest. The Sooners committed 17.6 personal fouls per game and they shot 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Sooners on defense were ranked 276th in college in points allowed per contest with 77.4. They were able to force 10.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (180th in the country). The Oklahoma defense surrendered 34.1% on 3-point shots (307 of 901) and their opposition made 75.1% of their free throw shots. They allowed 13.2 dimes and 35.1 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 167th and 227th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Texas A&M

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