Mercyhurst Lakers vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mercyhurst Lakers vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Mercyhurst Lakers (17-17 last year) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Monday where they will go up against the Marquette Golden Eagles (12-20 last season).

The Mercyhurst Lakers took the court against LIU and ended up losing by a score of 79-70 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 23 and LIU had 15 personal fouls. They buried 5 out of their 9 shots from beyond the perimeter. LIU went 55.2% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 29 tries. In addition, LIU snagged 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. LIU recorded 16 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Mercyhurst allowed the other team to shoot 55.8% from the field on 29 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Lakers knocked down 8 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Mercyhurst ended the contest having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (28 out of 59) and converted 6 of their 11 3-point attempts.

Bernie Blunt III is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He finished the game at 55.6% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 33 minutes played and also snagged 1 rebound. He was able to score 26 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Mercyhurst heads into this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 17-17 last season. They averaged 69.4 points per outing (323rd in D-1) while connecting on 45.3% from the floor. The Lakers hit on 32.7% on 3-point shots (204 of 624) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Mercyhurst snagged 32.6 rebounds per game and earned 498 assists throughout last year, which was 113th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They gave up possession 9.5 times per contest and as a group committed 18.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Lakers forced 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 15.2 fouls. They were ranked 93rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 408 relinquished last year. The Lakers defensively gave up a FG percentage of 44.0% (790 of 1,794) and they relinquished 34.5 rebounds per game as a team. They surrendered 32.2% on shots from downtown while they were 31st in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.4).

When they last played, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a loss by a score of 89-87 when they faced Xavier. The Golden Eagles earned 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. Xavier earned 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.7%. In reference to three-point shots, Marquette converted 11 of their 40 tries (27.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Eagles ended up shooting 31 for 73 from the floor which had them shooting 42.5%. The Golden Eagles permitted Xavier to knock down 33 out of their 64 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.6% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 34.8% from distance by going 8 out of 23 and finished the contest at 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). When discussing attacking the glass, Marquette allowed Xavier to snag 34 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Royce Parham ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles in this matchup. He tallied 22 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest. He buried 9 out of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 9 rebounds.

Marquette had a record of 12-20 last year. When it comes to offense, the Golden Eagles hit 43.8% from the field, which was ranked 268th in Division 1. Marquette earned 2,405 pts last year (75.2 per game) and they snagged 34.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 15.5 times per game (82nd in D-1) and they turned it over 11.4 times per contest. The Golden Eagles committed 17.0 fouls every game while shooting 67.5% from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court were 235th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 75.8. They forced their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (170th in college hoops). The Marquette defense conceded 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (250 of 764) and their opponents made 76.1% of their foul shots. They allowed 11.1 assists and 38.5 boards per contest, which ranked them 93rd and 350th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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