Northwestern State Demons vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern State Demons vs Baylor Bears

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Baylor Bears (17-17 last season) host the Northwestern State Demons (10-22 last year) at Foster Pavilion on Monday.

The Northwestern State Demons faced Nicholls State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-47 in their last game. Northwestern State finished the contest with a 28.6% field goal percentage (14 of 49) and knocked down 7 of 23 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Demons made 12 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 30 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to defense, Northwestern State allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the field on 25 of 55 shooting. Nicholls State recorded 15 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. In addition, Nicholls State totaled 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Nicholls State finished the contest at 60.0% when shooting free throws by burying 6 of their 10 shots. They made 5 out of their 19 attempts from long range. In reference to fouls, the Demons left the arena with 13 while Nicholls State totaled 15 fouls.

Izzy Miles is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He went 33.3% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 27 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He scored 14 points on 3 out of 9 shooting.

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Northwestern State enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 10-22 last year. They averaged 68.3 pts per game (331st in D-1) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Demons connected on 33.2% on shots from distance (191 of 575) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Northwestern State collected 31.4 boards per game and sat with 382 dimes last season, which was 317th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per contest and as a team committed 16.7 fouls per game.

When they were on the defensive end, the Demons forced their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They conceded 35.5% on 3-pointers while they were 134th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.4). The Demons defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 45.9% (818 of 1,782) and they relinquished 34.3 boards per game as a team. They were ranked 137th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 425 surrendered last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a final score of 82-69 when they faced Oklahoma. The Bears collected 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. Oklahoma was called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bears to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Baylor converted 6 of 30 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bears finished shooting 24 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.7%. The Bears allowed Oklahoma to knock down 30 out of their 60 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.0% for this contest. They went 36.4% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 22 and ended up going 14 out of 16 from the charity stripe (87.5%). When it comes to rebounds, Baylor permitted Oklahoma to pull down 31 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Isaac Williams ended up having an impact for the Bears for the contest. He tallied 15 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 5 of 10 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Baylor had a mark of 17-17 last season. The Bears were responsible for committing 16.2 fouls every game and they hit 73.5% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 15.4 times per contest (93rd in the country) and they lost possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. Baylor scored 2,778 points last season (81.7 per game) and they grabbed 36.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Bears hit 47.6% from the floor, which was ranked 41st in the country.

The Bears were ranked 251st in the country in PPG given up with 76.4. They forced their opponents into 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (268th in the country). The Baylor defense gave up 34.6% on shots from distance (250 of 723) and their opposition made 74.9% of their foul shots. They conceded 13.6 assists and 32.0 rebounds per game, which was ranked 182nd and 49th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northwestern State

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