Memphis Tigers vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Tigers vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: FS1

The Memphis Tigers (13-19 last year) are traveling to Sanford Pentagon on Monday where they will play the Iowa State Cyclones (29-8 last season).

The Memphis Tigers faced Tulane and ended up losing by a score of 81-69 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 19 while Tulane accumulated 23 personal fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Tulane ended up shooting 82.1% when shooting free throws by burying 23 of 28 tries. Additionally, Tulane snagged 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Tulane totaled 13 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. With respect to the defense, Memphis allowed 35.5% from the floor on 22 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 7 assists for this game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Tigers converted 20 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 69.0%. Memphis finished the contest with a 36.1% field goal percentage (22 of 61) and converted 5 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Julius Thedford is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He ended up finishing with 13 points on 4 of 4 shooting. He played for 15 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He shot 100.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Memphis comes into this game after finishing with a mark of 13-19 last season. They turned it over 13.6 times per contest and as a group committed 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Memphis snagged 36.8 rebounds per game and totaled 425 dimes over the course of last season, which was 240th in college in terms of passing. The Tigers connected on 31.6% on three-point attempts (209 of 662) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They had an average of 75.2 pts per contest (191st in college hoops) while going 43.4% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Tigers were able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.2 personal fouls. They were ranked 179th in the country in giving up assists with 440 surrendered last season. The Tigers defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 42.1% (804 of 1,908) and they surrendered 37.2 boards per game as a unit. They conceded 30.5% from 3-point land while they were 259th in college in points per game allowed (76.7).

For their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away with a victory by a final of 82-63 when they played Kentucky. The Cyclones were able to collect 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 26 for the game. They also gave up possession 7 times, while getting 12 steals for this contest. Kentucky had 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cyclones to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.8%. When talking about 3-point shots, Iowa State made 9 out of 28 tries (32.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Cyclones shot 28 out of 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.9%. The Cyclones permitted Kentucky to convert 21 of 45 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 46.7% for this contest. They shot 36.0% from 3-point land by going 9 of 25 and finished the contest at 12 out of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Iowa State allowed Kentucky to pull down 30 in total (5 offensive).

Tamin Lipsey ended up having an impact for the Cyclones for the matchup. He accumulated 26 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 10 dimes in the game. He made 8 out of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Iowa State had a mark of 29-8 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Cyclones connected on 48.8% from the field, which ranked 25th in college hoops. Iowa State tallied 3,033 pts over the course of last year (82.0 per contest) and they averaged 35.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 17.4 times per contest (20th in the nation) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per game. The Cyclones committed 16.0 fouls every game and they connected on 67.5% from the free throw line.

The Cyclones on the defensive side of the court were 13th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 65.6. They forced 15.5 TO's every game and let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (102nd in the nation). The Iowa State defense conceded 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (277 of 865) and opponents knocked down 71.1% of their free throw shots. They gave up 30.5 assists and 31.2 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 351st and 25th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa State

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