Grambling Tigers vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, SC

TV: YouTube

The Grambling Tigers (14-19 last year) are en route to Rock Hill Sports & Event Center on Monday where they will play the Northern Illinois Huskies (9-21 last season).

The Grambling Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Jackson State and ended up losing by a score of 68-65 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 19 and Jackson State finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 26 attempts from 3-point land. Jackson State walked away from this one shooting 65.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 26 shots. Moreover, Jackson State snagged 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Jackson State distributed 9 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Grambling let their opponent shoot 37.3% from the floor on 22 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tigers made 17 of 23 tries for a rate of 73.9%. Grambling finished the game having earned a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 of 54) and converted 6 of their 15 shots from downtown.

Antonio Munoz is one player who played a role for this contest. He shot 33.3% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 26 mins played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 14 points on 4 of 12 shooting.

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Grambling enters this contest after finishing with a record of 14-19 last season. They averaged 70.3 points per contest (302nd in the country) on 43.0% from the floor. The Tigers connected on 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc (219 of 688) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Grambling grabbed 33.5 boards per contest and totaled 396 assists over the course of last season, which had them ranked 293rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 14.6 times per contest and as a squad committed 18.7 fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Tigers forced their opponents into 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.9 fouls. They were ranked 112th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 414 conceded throughout last season. The Tigers defensively allowed a FG percentage of 43.6% (796 of 1,826) and they surrendered 33.8 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquished 32.1% on 3-point attempts and they were 70th in the country in PPG allowed (70.1).

In their last game, the Northern Illinois Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-55 against Akron. The Huskies recorded 17 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 21 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. Akron committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Huskies to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 6 of those for a rate of 50.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Northern Illinois converted 5 out of their 26 tries (19.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Huskies ended up going 22 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.9%. The Huskies permitted Akron to convert 34 out of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.6% in the matchup. They finished 66.7% from beyond the arc by going 18 out of 27 and ended up shooting 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). Concerning team rebounding, Northern Illinois permitted Akron to grab 38 in total (7 offensive).

Carlos Coronado Jr. pitched in for the Huskies for the game. He totaled 14 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He buried 5 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Northern Illinois had a win-loss mark of 9-21 last season. The Huskies were responsible for committing 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 66.4% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 12.5 times per game (285th in college) and they lost possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest. Northern Illinois had 2,086 pts throughout last season (69.5 per game) and they pulled down 34.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Huskies shot 41.6% from the field, which was ranked 335th in the nation.

The Huskies on the defensive side of the court were 289th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 77.8. They forced 11.7 TO's per game and let teams shoot 48.1% from the field (347th in D-1). The Northern Illinois defense gave up 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (233 of 661) and their opponents connected on 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 11.5 assists and 33.9 boards per game, which ranked them 108th and 143rd in Division 1.

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