Furman Paladins vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Furman Paladins vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: YouTube

Sanford Pentagon is where the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (17-15 last year) will play the Furman Paladins (22-13 last season) on Monday.

The Furman Paladins stepped onto the hardwood against Connecticut and ended up losing by a score of 82-71 in their last game. Furman walked away from the game having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (21 out of 47) and buried 9 out of their 24 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Paladins buried 20 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 76.9%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 21 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 14 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to defense, Furman let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the floor on 32 of 65 shooting. Connecticut distributed 22 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Connecticut had 42 rebounds (17 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Connecticut walked away from this one shooting 72.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 18 attempts. They knocked down 5 of their 25 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Paladins walked away with 15 and Connecticut accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Alex Wilkins is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He recorded 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and totaled 1 rebound. He went 53.3% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Furman will play this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 22-13 last year. They averaged 76.3 pts per game (164th in D-1) while shooting 47.5% from the field. The Paladins connected on 32.8% on three-point attempts (311 of 947) and 69.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Furman pulled in 37.5 rebounds per game and accounted for 546 assists last year, which ranked 59th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest and as a group committed 15.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Paladins were able to force their opponents into 9.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.0 fouls. They surrendered 32.0% on three-point shots and they were 94th in the country in PPG from their opponents (70.8). The Paladins defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (891 of 2,086) and they relinquished 32.5 rebounds per game as a group. They were ranked 142nd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 427 surrendered last season.

When they last played, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats took a defeat with a final score of 71-67 when they faced Prairie View A&M. With respect to rebounding, Bethune-Cookman permitted Prairie View A&M to get 26 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 57.1% from downtown by going 8 out of 14 and ended up shooting 11 out of 20 at the free throw line (55.0%). The Wildcats allowed Prairie View A&M to make 26 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.1% in the matchup. In all, the Wildcats ended up shooting 26 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. When talking about three-point shots, Bethune-Cookman made 2 out of their 11 attempts (18.2%). They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 68.4%. Prairie View A&M was called for 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Wildcats were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest.

Jakobi Heady was important for the Wildcats for the game. He accumulated 21 points in his 40 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists in the game. He made 7 out of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 43.8%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Bethune-Cookman had a win-loss mark of 17-15 last season. The Wildcats were responsible for committing 18.1 fouls every game and they went 69.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 13.7 times per contest (196th in the country) and they turned the ball over 13.8 times per contest. Bethune-Cookman earned 2,412 points last season (75.4 per contest) and they pulled down 35.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats shot 46.6% from the field, which had them ranked 93rd in college.

The Wildcats on the defensive end were ranked 263rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 76.9. They were able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (158th in college). The Bethune-Cookman defense allowed 32.7% on shots from distance (216 of 660) and their opponents made 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 18.1 dimes and 35.6 rebounds every game, which was ranked 287th and 255th in D-1.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Furman

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