Morehead State Eagles vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morehead State Eagles vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (18-14 last season) will take on the Morehead State Eagles (20-13 last year) at E.A. Diddle Arena on Monday.

The Morehead State Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Tennessee State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-67 in their last contest. Morehead State finished with a 36.2% FG percentage (21 of 58) and knocked down 6 out of their 20 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Eagles made 19 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 9 assists for the matchup as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about defending, Morehead State allowed the other team to go 49.3% from the field on 33 of 67 shooting. Tennessee State dished out 15 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Tennessee State pulled down 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Tennessee State shot 84.6% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 13 tries. They knocked down 16 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Eagles ended up with 14 while Tennessee State racked up 16 fouls.

George Marshall is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He accounted for 17 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 38.5% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Morehead State enters this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 20-13 last year. They had an average of 75.3 points per game (188th in D-1) while going 46.2% from the floor. The Eagles shot 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (195 of 586) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Morehead State snagged 36.0 boards per contest and had 443 assists last season, which was 203rd in the nation in terms of passing. They turned it over 11.8 times per contest and as a group committed 17.2 fouls per game.

On defense, the Eagles were able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They were ranked 267th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 478 conceded last season. The Eagles defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 43.6% (862 of 1,979) and they conceded 33.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They gave up 34.6% from 3-point land and they were ranked 208th in college in PPG from their opponents (74.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers took a loss by a score of 96-87 against Kennesaw State. In regard to how they rebounded, Western Kentucky permitted Kennesaw State to pull down 31 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 30 of 42 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Hilltoppers permitted Kennesaw State to knock down 30 out of 59 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8% for the game. Overall, the Hilltoppers finished 24 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.6%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Western Kentucky made 11 of 24 attempts (45.8%). They were able to bury 28 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Kennesaw State earned 24 fouls for this contest which took the Hilltoppers to the charity stripe for a total of 36 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Hilltoppers earned 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this contest.

Teagan Moore was important for the Hilltoppers for this game. He converted 7 of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He scored 27 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Western Kentucky had a win-loss record of 18-14 last season. As an offense, the Hilltoppers hit 41.3% from the floor, which was ranked 341st in Division 1. Western Kentucky had 2,537 pts over the course of last season (79.3 per contest) and they grabbed 38.9 boards per game. They dished out assists 13.3 times per contest (223rd in the country) and they lost possession via turnover 10.4 times per game. The Hilltoppers committed 19.8 fouls per game and they shot 75.9% from the charity stripe.

The Hilltoppers on the defensive end were ranked 241st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 76.1. They forced 12.5 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (122nd in college). The Western Kentucky defense gave up 33.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (264 of 780) and their opponents converted on 69.4% of their foul shots. They gave up 13.9 assists and 37.5 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 186th and 333rd in college.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Morehead State

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