North Alabama Lions vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

Lloyd Noble Center is the location where the Oklahoma Sooners (1-1) will play the North Alabama Lions (2-0) on Monday.

The North Alabama Lions faced Union and walked away with a win by a score of 76-66 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lions finished with 14 and Union accumulated 15 personal fouls. They made 9 of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. Union finished 64.3% from the free throw line by burying 9 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Union grabbed 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Union distributed 12 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, North Alabama let their opponent shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 35 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lions converted 20 of 26 shots for a rate of 76.9%. North Alabama finished the contest having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 58) and converted 6 of their 22 three-point shots.

Mike Evbagharu is a player who was a major factor for the game. He went 60.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 27 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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North Alabama will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 2-0 for the campaign. They cough up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Alabama is collecting 34.5 boards per game and has tallied 24 dimes so far this year, which ranks 199th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Lions are hitting 32.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (16 of 49) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.5 pts per game (210th in D-1) while shooting 45.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Lions are able to force 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.7% on shots from distance and they are 177th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.5). The Lions defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.2% (47 of 114) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per game as a team. They rank 238th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 25 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners took home the win by a final score of 84-57 when they faced MVSU. The Sooners were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 12 steals for the game. MVSU had 9 fouls in this game which got the Sooners to the free throw line for 6 tries. They were able to bury 5 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about shooting from distance, Oklahoma made 13 of their 40 tries (32.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Sooners finished 33 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Sooners permitted MVSU to make 21 out of 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2% in the matchup. They shot 16.7% from 3-point land by hitting 3 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). In relation to rebounds, Oklahoma allowed MVSU to collect 27 in total (12 offensive).

B.J. Edwards pitched in for the Sooners in this game. He accumulated 18 points in his 26 mins on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for the game. He converted 6 of 10 in this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss record of 1-1 for the season. The Sooners are committing 14.5 fouls every game while shooting 57.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 18.5 times per game (91st in college) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per contest. Oklahoma has accounted for 148 pts this season and they collect 38.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Sooners are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which is 207th in college.

The Sooners on the defensive side of the court are 104th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 62.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the floor (160th in college). The Oklahoma defense allows 31.1% on 3-point shots (14 of 45) and opponents are connecting on 65.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.5 assists and 32.5 boards per contest, which is 190th and 136th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Alabama

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