Monmouth Hawks vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Queens, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Monmouth Hawks (19-15 last year) are on their way to Carnesecca Arena on Monday where they will try to defeat the St. John's Red Storm (30-7 last season).

The Monmouth Hawks played Hofstra and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-69 in their last contest. Monmouth wrapped up the game with a 43.6% FG percentage (24 out of 55) and made 7 of 23 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Hawks made 14 of 20 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defense, Monmouth allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the field on 23 of 58 shooting. Hofstra distributed 10 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Moreover, Hofstra pulled down 42 rebounds (15 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Hofstra finished the contest at 82.1% at the free throw line by making 23 of their 28 tries. They buried 6 of 22 tries from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Hawks ended up with 19 while Hofstra finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Kavion McClain is a player who was a contributor for this game. He accounted for 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and collected 1 board. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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Monmouth will take the court after finishing with a mark of 19-15 last season. They averaged 72.7 points per outing (262nd in college) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Hawks shot 34.4% on shots from downtown (235 of 683) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a group, Monmouth snagged 35.0 boards per game and accumulated 471 assists throughout last season, which ranked 151st in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 11.4 times per game and as a group committed 15.9 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks forced 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They surrendered 34.1% from 3-point land while they were 95th in the country in PPG from their opponents (70.9). The Hawks allowed a FG percentage of 43.4% (850 of 1,959) and they surrendered 35.4 boards per game as a team. They were ranked 152nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 430 conceded last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the St. John's Red Storm took a loss by a score of 80-75 when they played Duke. The Red Storm corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. Duke had 13 fouls for the contest which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 8 shots. They were able to convert 4 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 50.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, St. John's made 13 of 32 attempts (40.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Red Storm went 29 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. The Red Storm allowed Duke to knock down 30 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.6% for the contest. They shot 35.7% from three-point range via 5 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing rebounding, St. John's permitted Duke to snag 36 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Zuby Ejiofor ended up being important for the Red Storm for this game. He earned 17 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in the game. He converted 6 out of 17 in this contest giving him a rate of 35.3%, and earned 8 rebounds.

St. John's had a record of 30-7 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Storm hit 45.2% from the field, which ranked them 177th in the nation. St. John's scored 2,994 pts last season (80.9 per game) and they snagged 38.4 boards per contest. They got an assist 16.1 times per contest (54th in college) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per contest. The Red Storm were responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they hit 72.2% from the free throw line.

The St. John's defense gave up 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (227 of 725) and opponents connected on 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They allowed 32.0 dimes and 34.6 total boards per game, which was ranked 354th and 204th in those categories. The Red Storm on the defensive end were ranked 67th in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.6. They were able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (69th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. John's

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