Grambling Tigers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (2-0) will try to defeat the Grambling Tigers (1-0) at Moody Center on Monday.

The Grambling Tigers took the court against Northern Illinois and walked away with a win by a score of 89-87 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 20 and Northern Illinois recorded 20 personal fouls. They buried 14 of their 31 tries from long range. Northern Illinois finished the game at 77.3% from the free throw line by converting 17 of their 22 tries. Moreover, Northern Illinois snagged 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Northern Illinois dished out 16 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Grambling allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the field on 28 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for the contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 3 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 20 of 29 shots for a rate of 69.0%. Grambling finished the game with a 64.0% field goal percentage (32 of 50) and knocked down 5 of 13 shots from downtown.

Isaiah Miranda is one guy who came through in the game. He ended up going 83.3% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played 21 minutes played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He accumulated 29 points on 10 of 12 shooting.

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Grambling enters this one with a mark of 1-0 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 9.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Grambling is pulling in 28.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 15 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 306th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 38.5% on shots from 3-point land (5 of 13) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 89.0 pts per game (109th in the nation) while connecting on 64.0% from the field.

On defense, the Tigers have forced 8.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They relinquish 45.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 318th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (87.0). The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (28 of 60) and they surrender 27.0 boards per game as a unit. They are 102nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 16 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 98-50 against Gardner-Webb. The Longhorns earned 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 13 steals in this game. Gardner-Webb was called for 23 fouls in this game which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.4%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Texas made 6 of their 18 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Longhorns went 34 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 60.7%. The Longhorns allowed Gardner-Webb to make 15 of 45 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3% for the contest. They went 21.7% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 5 of 23 and finished the contest at 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Texas permitted Gardner-Webb to get 18 overall (5 offensive).

Austin Goosby ended up having an impact for the Longhorns for this game. He earned 11 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 3 out of 5 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the campaign. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls every game and they connect on 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 19.5 times per game (75th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest. Texas has 207 pts for the year and they snag 40.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Longhorns are shooting 61.7% from the field, which ranks 4th in college.

The Longhorns on defense are ranked 39th in college in points per game surrendered with 54.5. They are able to force 19.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.8% from the floor (100th in the nation). The Texas defense gives up 25.6% on three-point shots (10 of 39) and opponents are making 60.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 9.0 assists and 22.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 66th and 7th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Grambling

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