Northeastern Huskies vs Boston Terriers Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Boston Terriers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Case Gym in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Boston Terriers (17-17 last season) will go up against the Northeastern Huskies (7-24 last year) at Case Gym on Monday.

The Northeastern Huskies faced Drexel and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-77 in their last contest. Northeastern walked away from the contest having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (28 of 63) and converted 5 out of their 22 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Huskies buried 16 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 28 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defense, Northeastern allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 25 out of 49 shooting. Drexel earned 13 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. On top of that, Drexel snagged 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Drexel shot 68.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 26 of their 38 tries. They also buried 8 of 17 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up with 25 while Drexel finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Mike Loughnane is a player who played a role in the matchup. He finished shooting 80.0% from the floor and dished out 6 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins played and also collected 3 rebounds. He scored 29 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Northeastern will take the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 7-24 last season. They turned it over 11.5 times per contest and as a unit committed 19.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Northeastern pulled in 31.6 rebounds per contest and earned 476 assists last season, which was 140th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies shot 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (236 of 701) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They averaged 74.9 points per outing (203rd in D-1) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

When they were on the defensive end, the Huskies were able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They were 175th in college hoops in allowing assists 439 surrendered last year. The Huskies defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 50.1% (874 of 1,745) and they relinquished 35.0 boards per game as a squad. They gave up 35.8% from beyond the arc while they were 340th in D-1 in opponents PPG (81.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Boston Terriers took a defeat with a final score of 74-60 against Lehigh. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Boston permitted Lehigh to grab 32 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 47.4% from beyond the arc via 9 out of 19 and ended up going 17 out of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Terriers allowed Lehigh to convert 24 of their 55 tries from the field which left them shooting 43.6% for the game. Overall, the Terriers went 20 for 53 from the floor which had them shooting 37.7%. With regard to 3-point shots, Boston converted 1 out of their 16 attempts (6.3%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.6%. Lehigh earned 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Terriers to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Terriers corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest.

Ben Defty was important for the Terriers in the game. He made 8 of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 8 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the game.

Boston had a win-loss record of 17-17 last season. The Terriers were responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.9% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 14.3 times per contest (144th in the nation) and they coughed up possession 11.6 times per contest. Boston had 2,566 points last season (75.5 per game) and they grabbed 32.3 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Terriers connected on 49.5% from the field, which was ranked 16th in the country.

The Terriers on defense were ranked 183rd in college in points given up per game with 73.9. They forced 8.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (277th in the nation). The Boston defense gave up 36.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (290 of 795) and their opposition made 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 14.1 assists and 30.4 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 192nd and 13th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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