Howard Bison vs Yale Bulldogs Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Howard Bison vs Yale Bulldogs

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Yale Bulldogs (24-7 last season) will try to defeat the Howard Bison (24-11 last year) at John J. Lee Amphitheater on Monday.

The Howard Bison took the court against Michigan and went home with a loss by a final score of 101-80 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Bison ended up walking away with 15 and Michigan recorded 13 fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. Michigan finished shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 20 tries. In addition, Michigan collected 34 boards (4 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Michigan doled out 27 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Howard let their opponent shoot 67.3% from the floor on 37 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes for this game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned a total of 21 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bison made 12 of their 17 tries for a rate of 70.6%. Howard ended the contest with a 42.9% FG percentage (27 out of 63) and converted 14 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Bryce Harris is someone who played a role for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 36.8% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

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Howard heads into this game after finishing with a mark of 24-11 last season. They averaged 77.8 points per game (126th in the country) while going 45.8% from the field. The Bison connected on 35.5% on shots from downtown (244 of 687) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Howard snagged 36.2 boards per game and tallied 563 assists last season, which had them ranked 42nd in college hoops in terms of passing. They gave up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a group committed 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on the defensive end, the Bison forced their opponents into 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 19.7 personal fouls. They relinquished 30.9% on shots from distance and they were ranked 57th in the nation in points per game allowed (69.1). The Bison defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (828 of 1,933) and they relinquished 31.8 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 44th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 385 conceded last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Yale Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 68-67 when they faced UNC Wilmington. When it comes to attacking the glass, Yale allowed UNC Wilmington to snag 47 overall (18 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc by going 10 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 14 at the free throw line (57.1%). The Bulldogs permitted UNC Wilmington to make 25 of 69 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.2% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs shot 25 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.3%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Yale converted 8 of 27 tries (29.6%). They were able to knock down 9 of those for a rate of 40.9%. UNC Wilmington earned 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Bulldogs collected 28 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive boards totaling 48 for this contest.

Isaac Celiscar ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in the game. He buried 8 out of 13 for the game for a rate of 61.5%, and had 12 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 34 mins on the court and totaled 5 assists in this matchup.

Yale had a win-loss mark of 24-7 last season. The Bulldogs were responsible for committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they went 74.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 16.4 times per game (43rd in college) and they gave up possession 9.3 times per game. Yale scored 2,520 points last season (81.3 per contest) and they pulled in 35.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs connected on 49.1% from the floor, which ranked 20th in the nation.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end were ranked 96th in the country in points allowed per contest with 70.9. They forced 11.1 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (106th in college hoops). The Yale defense gave up 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (289 of 829) and their opponents converted on 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 22.7 assists and 31.4 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 328th and 26th in college.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Yale

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