Loyola Greyhounds vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Greyhounds vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (16-18 last season) host the Loyola Greyhounds (12-20 last year) at Capital One Arena on Monday.

The Loyola Greyhounds took the court against Colgate and took a loss by a score of 90-77 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Greyhounds walked away with 17 and Colgate totaled 16 fouls. They also converted 8 of 19 shots from three-point range. Colgate ended up going 78.3% from the free throw line by converting 18 of 23 attempts. Furthermore, Colgate collected 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Colgate dished out 19 dimes and had but wasn't able to record a steal. Regarding the defense, Loyola allowed their opponent to shoot 62.7% from the field on 32 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 19 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Greyhounds converted 11 of 17 tries for a rate of 64.7%. Loyola wrapped up the game with a 46.7% FG percentage (28 of 60) and made 10 out of their 28 3-pointers.

Braeden Speed is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 8 assists. He played 35 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He finished with 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Loyola heads into this one after finishing with a mark of 12-20 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per game and as a group committed 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a squad, Loyola pulled down 35.2 boards per game and had 423 assists last season, which ranked 244th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Greyhounds shot 33.4% on 3-pointers (305 of 914) and 70.2% from the free throw line. They averaged 75.2 pts per game (190th in D-1) while shooting 43.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Greyhounds were able to force 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 16.2 personal fouls. They were ranked 293rd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 494 surrendered throughout last season. The Greyhounds defense gave up a shooting percentage of 47.1% (891 of 1,891) and they relinquished 35.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They gave up 32.3% on 3-point attempts while they were 265th in college hoops in points per game allowed (77.1).

When they last played, the Georgetown Hoyas took a defeat with a final score of 67-51 when they faced Connecticut. The Hoyas collected 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in the game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. Connecticut was called for 16 fouls for the matchup which took the Hoyas to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Regarding 3-point shots, Georgetown made 2 of 16 attempts (12.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hoyas shot 19 out of 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.0%. The Hoyas allowed Connecticut to knock down 28 out of their 59 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.5% in the game. They finished 32.0% from distance by going 8 of 25 and ended up shooting 3 out of 4 at the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Georgetown allowed Connecticut to pull down 28 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Vincent Iwuchukwu ended up having an impact for the Hoyas for the contest. He accumulated 11 points in his 26 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He converted 3 of 4 in the game for a rate of 75.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Georgetown had a record of 16-18 last season. The Hoyas were responsible for committing 17.8 fouls per contest and they went 74.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 14.8 times per contest (118th in college) and they turned it over 10.7 times per contest. Georgetown totaled 2,503 points over the course of last season (73.6 per game) and they collected 35.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hoyas connected on 44.0% from the floor, which was ranked 251st in college.

The Hoyas were ranked 147th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.9. They forced their opponents into 11.0 TO's per game and let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (106th in D-1). The Georgetown defense surrendered 33.3% on shots from distance (273 of 821) and their opponents made 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 11.7 assists and 34.6 boards every game, which was ranked 113th and 192nd in college hoops.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgetown

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