Long Beach State Beach vs Montana State Bobcats Prediction, 11/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Long Beach State Beach vs Montana State Bobcats

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Location: Worthington Arena in Bozeman, MT

TV: ESPN+

The Long Beach State Beach (0-1) are on their way to Worthington Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Montana State Bobcats (0-1).

The Long Beach State Beach faced Utah and went home with a loss by a final score of 66-63 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Beach ended up walking away with 16 and Utah had 18 fouls. They knocked down 5 out of their 17 attempts from long range. Utah finished the game at 47.4% from the free throw line by burying 9 of their 19 shots. Moreover, Utah pulled down 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Utah doled out 18 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Long Beach State allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the floor on 26 out of 51 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 23 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Beach knocked down 11 of 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. Long Beach State finished having earned a 39.6% FG percentage (21 of 53) and made 10 out of their 25 shots from distance.

McCaden Adams is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He finished 36.8% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He recorded 21 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

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Long Beach State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-1 on the season. They currently have an average of 63.0 pts per contest (303rd in the country) while hitting 39.6% from the floor. The Beach are hitting 40.0% on shots from 3-point land (10 of 25) and 61.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Long Beach State is pulling in 27.0 boards per game and has racked up 11 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 315th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Beach are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are 226th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 18 conceded for the campaign. The Beach defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 51.0% (26 of 51) and they surrender 40.0 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 29.4% from 3-point land while they are 155th in the country in PPG from their opponents (66.0).

In their last game, the Montana State Bobcats went home defeated by a final of 84-74 against Colorado State. The Bobcats pulled down 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 12 steals for the matchup. Colorado State earned 15 fouls in the game which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 70.6%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Montana State converted 12 out of their 34 attempts (35.3%). Overall, the Bobcats walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.3%. The Bobcats allowed Colorado State to convert 29 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7% in the game. They shot 36.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 19 and ended up going 19 of 22 from the charity stripe (86.4%). When discussing how they rebounded, Montana State allowed Colorado State to pull down 36 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Jeremiah Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats for the contest. He totaled 17 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 6 out of 9 in this matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Montana State has a mark of 0-1 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bobcats are shooting 40.3% from the floor, which is ranked 275th in the nation. Montana State has scored 74 pts this season and they grab 27.0 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 10.0 times per contest (316th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per game. The Bobcats commit 23.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 70.6% from the free throw line.

The Bobcats on defense are ranked 302nd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 84.0. They are forcing 16.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 53.7% from the floor (340th in college). The Montana State defense allows 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (7 of 19) and opponents are making 86.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 16.0 assists and 39.0 rebounds per game, which is 282nd and 273rd in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Long Beach State

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