Lipscomb Bisons vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is the location where the Iowa Hawkeyes (24-13 last year) will play the Lipscomb Bisons (19-13 last season) on Tuesday.

The Lipscomb Bisons stepped onto the hardwood against Florida Gulf Coast and ended up losing by a score of 77-53 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bisons walked away with 13 and Florida Gulf Coast accounted for 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of 22 tries from three-point range. Florida Gulf Coast shot 88.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 9 tries. Furthermore, Florida Gulf Coast grabbed 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida Gulf Coast recorded 12 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Lipscomb allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 31 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 11 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 15 with 1 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bisons converted 7 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. Lipscomb finished the contest with a 38.0% field goal percentage (19 out of 50) and knocked down 8 of their 29 three-point shots.

Ross Candelino is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up scoring 17 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He finished 50.0% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Lipscomb will play this contest after finishing with a record of 19-13 last year. They averaged 79.7 pts per contest (86th in D-1) while going 46.2% from the floor. The Bisons shot 36.2% on three-point attempts (344 of 950) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a group, Lipscomb pulled in 34.6 rebounds per contest and totaled 576 assists last year, which was 33rd in the nation in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a team committed 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bisons forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 15.3 personal fouls. They gave up 33.8% on shots from downtown and they were 232nd in college in points per game allowed (75.7). The Bisons defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 45.4% (885 of 1,950) and they conceded 36.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They were ranked 81st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 405 relinquished last season.

The last time they took the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a score of 71-59 against Illinois. The Hawkeyes were able to corral 12 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 18 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. Illinois earned 13 fouls in the matchup which got the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a clip of 85.7%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Iowa made 11 out of 30 tries (36.7%). Overall, the Hawkeyes ended up shooting 18 for 47 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.3%. The Hawkeyes allowed Illinois to knock down 25 of 53 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.2% in this game. They finished 17.6% from distance by shooting 3 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). Regarding rebounds, Iowa allowed Illinois to pull down 32 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Bennett Stirtz pitched in for the Hawkeyes for the matchup. He earned 24 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 17 for the contest for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Iowa had a win-loss record of 24-13 last year. As an offensive team, the Hawkeyes shot 48.7% from the floor, which ranked them 28th in college hoops. Iowa totaled 2,758 pts last year (74.5 per game) and they pulled down 29.3 boards per game. They got an assist 15.0 times per game (109th in college) and they turned the ball over 9.5 times per game. The Hawkeyes committed 17.4 fouls every game and they hit 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Iowa defense allowed 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (245 of 735) and their opponents converted on 73.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 14.5 assists and 28.9 boards every game, which was ranked 203rd and 4th in those categories. The Hawkeyes on the defensive side of the court were 20th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.3. They forced their opponents into 12.8 TO's per game and let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (277th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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