Little Rock Trojans vs VCU Rams Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Little Rock Trojans vs VCU Rams

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The VCU Rams (28-8 last season) will try to defeat the Little Rock Trojans (12-20 last year) at Siegel Center on Monday.

The Little Rock Trojans stepped onto the hardwood against Lindenwood and took a loss by a score of 72-62 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Trojans ended up with 26 and Lindenwood totaled 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 2 of their 15 tries from 3-point range. Lindenwood ended up shooting 65.1% from the charity stripe by converting 28 of their 43 tries. On top of that, Lindenwood had 42 boards (12 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Lindenwood earned 10 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Little Rock allowed their opponent to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 21 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled a total of 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trojans made 12 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 54.5%. Little Rock finished the contest with a 35.8% field goal percentage (24 out of 67) and made 2 of their 14 three-point shots.

Johnathan Lawson is one player who was a factor for this contest. He ended up going 30.0% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He notched 17 points on 6 of 20 shooting.

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Little Rock comes into this contest after finishing with a record of 12-20 last year. They turned it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team committed 15.7 fouls every game. As a group, Little Rock collected 33.8 rebounds per game and racked up 448 dimes last season, which ranked 193rd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Trojans hit on 35.6% on three-point shots (208 of 585) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 70.5 pts per game (293rd in the country) while shooting 44.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Trojans were able to force their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 14.8 personal fouls. They gave up 34.6% on three-point shots and they were ranked 188th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.1). The Trojans defensively allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (843 of 1,888) and they surrendered 36.5 rebounds per game as a team. They were 190th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 444 surrendered throughout last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the VCU Rams took a loss by a final score of 76-55 when they played Illinois. In the matter of rebounding, VCU allowed Illinois to grab 40 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.5% from downtown by shooting 9 of 24 and finished the game at 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Rams permitted Illinois to convert 28 of 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.3% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Rams shot 23 out of 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.8%. Pertaining to shots from distance, VCU buried 7 out of 32 attempts (21.9%). They were able to make 2 of those for a clip of 33.3%. Illinois earned 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 6 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Rams snagged 14 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this contest.

Terrence Hill Jr. was important for the Rams in the game. He earned 17 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 7 out of 16 for this game giving him a rate of 43.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

VCU had a win-loss mark of 28-8 last season. When it comes to offense, the Rams hit 45.7% from the floor, which had them ranked 146th in the country. VCU totaled 2,910 pts over the course of last season (80.8 per game) and they grabbed 36.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 13.9 times per contest (182nd in college hoops) and they lost possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest. The Rams were responsible for committing 17.2 fouls every game and they shot 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Rams on the defensive end were ranked 120th in college in PPG surrendered with 71.8. They were able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (115th in D-1). The VCU defense allowed 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (247 of 748) and their opponents made 70.7% of their foul shots. They relinquished 28.3 assists and 34.9 boards per game, which ranked them 346th and 212th in those categories.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Little Rock

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