Incarnate Word Cardinals vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Incarnate Word Cardinals vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Incarnate Word Cardinals (12-19 last year) are on their way to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys (20-15 last season).

The Incarnate Word Cardinals faced Stephen F. Austin and took a loss by a final of 76-68 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Cardinals finished with 12 and Stephen F. Austin finished the game with 15 fouls. They made 12 of 24 attempts from three-point range. Stephen F. Austin finished 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 15 tries. In addition, Stephen F. Austin had 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Stephen F. Austin recorded 13 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In the matter of defending, Incarnate Word let their opponent shoot 48.2% from the floor on 27 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this matchup as well as creating 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cardinals made 3 of 9 attempts for a rate of 33.3%. Incarnate Word walked away from the contest with a 49.2% FG percentage (29 of 59) and buried 7 out of their 25 three-point shots.

Davion Bailey is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He accounted for 21 points on 8 of 23 shooting. He played 40 mins played and grabbed 6 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 34.8% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Incarnate Word will enter this matchup after finishing with a win-loss mark of 12-19 last season. They had an average of 74.3 points per outing (225th in Division 1) while shooting 44.7% from the floor. The Cardinals hit on 37.7% on shots from 3-point land (266 of 706) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Incarnate Word grabbed 34.3 rebounds per game and tallied 362 assists last season, which ranked 339th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a unit committed 17.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Cardinals forced 10.6 turnovers every game and they drew 16.5 personal fouls. They were ranked 88th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 407 conceded throughout last season. The Cardinals defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (797 of 1,698) and they conceded 32.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrendered 34.3% on 3-point shots while they were 175th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (73.7).

For their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys went home defeated by a final of 96-70 when they played Wichita State. The Cowboys corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. Wichita State earned 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to make 10 of those for a percentage of 55.6%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Oklahoma State converted 6 out of their 20 attempts (30.0%). When all was said and done, the Cowboys finished 27 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. The Cowboys permitted Wichita State to make 36 of 73 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.3% in the game. They finished 53.8% from distance by connecting on 14 of 26 and finished the game at 10 of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). When talking about attacking the glass, Oklahoma State allowed Wichita State to get 42 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Christian Coleman ended up being a major contributor for the Cowboys in the matchup. He made 9 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 10 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the game.

Oklahoma State had a win-loss mark of 20-15 last season. The Cowboys committed 16.9 fouls every game and they connected on 74.5% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 14.6 times per game (129th in college hoops) and they lost possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. Oklahoma State scored 2,935 points throughout last year (83.9 per contest) and they snagged 38.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cowboys hit 46.0% from the field, which was ranked 127th in the country.

The Cowboys defensively were ranked 354th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 83.2. They were able to force 11.7 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (249th in college). The Oklahoma State defense allowed 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (351 of 974) and their opposition made 70.8% of their foul shots. They surrendered 15.9 assists and 37.1 rebounds every game, which was ranked 249th and 327th in those defensive categories.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Incarnate Word

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