Miami Hurricanes vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Florida Gators

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

Benchmark International Arena is the location where the Florida Gators (27-8 last year) will meet the Miami Hurricanes (26-9 last season) on Monday.

The Miami Hurricanes took the court against Purdue and took a loss by a score of 79-69 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Hurricanes walked away with 16 and Purdue recorded 9 fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 14 attempts from downtown. Purdue ended up shooting 95.5% from the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 22 attempts. In addition, Purdue had 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Purdue totaled 17 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. In regard to defending, Miami allowed 53.2% from the field on 25 out of 47 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for the game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 30 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hurricanes knocked down 8 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Miami walked away from the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 63) and made 5 out of their 19 three-point attempts.

Shelton Henderson is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up with 18 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He played for 40 minutes played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He ended up shooting 81.8% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Miami will enter this contest after finishing with a record of 26-9 last year. They turned the ball over 11.2 times per contest and as a team committed 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Miami grabbed 37.4 rebounds per contest and earned 567 assists last year, which had them ranked 41st in college in terms of passing. The Hurricanes shot 34.9% on 3-pointers (233 of 668) and 68.3% from the free throw line. They had an average of 81.5 pts per game (54th in college) on 49.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hurricanes were able to force their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.9 fouls. They relinquished 35.8% on shots from downtown and they ranked 107th in the nation in PPG allowed (71.3). The Hurricanes defensively gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (889 of 2,001) and they relinquished 29.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They were 287th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 491 surrendered over the course of last year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida Gators took a loss by a final score of 73-72 when they faced Iowa. The Gators snagged 17 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 22 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. Iowa was called for 19 fouls in this game which got the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 74.1%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Florida knocked down 6 of 19 tries (31.6%). Overall, the Gators ended up going 23 for 46 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Gators permitted Iowa to convert 26 of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.0% in this contest. They finished 29.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 24 and ended up shooting 14 of 22 from the free throw line (63.6%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Florida allowed Iowa to grab 24 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Alex Condon pitched in for the Gators for this contest. He made 8 of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and added 5 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and earned 7 dimes in this game.

Florida had a record of 27-8 last season. The Gators were responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per contest while shooting 71.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 17.0 times per game (29th in the nation) and they coughed up possession 11.8 times per contest. Florida earned 3,050 pts last year (87.1 per game) and they grabbed 45.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gators hit 48.4% from the field, which was ranked 34th in the nation.

The Florida defense allowed 32.1% on 3-pointers (234 of 729) and their opponents made 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They conceded 28.3 assists and 30.5 rebounds every game, which was ranked 346th and 14th in the nation. The Gators on the defensive end were ranked 113th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 71.5. They forced 11.0 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (27th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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