Ohio Bobcats vs South Alabama Jaguars Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs South Alabama Jaguars

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Mitchell Center in Mobile, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (15-17 last year) are traveling to Mitchell Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the South Alabama Jaguars (21-12 last season).

The Ohio Bobcats faced off with Kent State and went home with a loss by a final score of 86-75 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up with 19 while Kent State accounted for 24 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 20 tries from three-point range. Kent State went 72.4% from the free throw line by converting 21 of their 29 tries. On top of that, Kent State totaled 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kent State earned 16 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, Ohio allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the field on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 24 of their 32 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Ohio walked away from the game with a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 53) and made 5 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Aidan Hadaway is a player who came through for this game. He finished with 24 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He played for 26 mins played and grabbed 7 boards. He ended up shooting 56.3% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Ohio will enter this contest after finishing with a mark of 15-17 last year. They gave up possession 10.9 times per contest and as a unit committed 17.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Ohio pulled down 33.6 rebounds per game and racked up 432 assists throughout last year, which ranked 226th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bobcats connected on 30.8% on three-point shots (224 of 728) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They averaged 77.9 points per game (124th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Bobcats forced their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They relinquished 36.3% on 3-point shots and they were ranked 309th in D-1 in PPG allowed (78.6). The Bobcats allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (879 of 1,905) and they conceded 36.1 rebounds per game as a group. They were 142nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 427 relinquished throughout last season.

In their last game, the South Alabama Jaguars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-67 when they played Auburn. In the matter of cleaning the glass, South Alabama permitted Auburn to pull down 39 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 36.4% from beyond the perimeter via 16 of 44 and finished the contest at 14 out of 17 from the charity stripe (82.4%). The Jaguars allowed Auburn to convert 24 of 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.3% for the contest. In all, the Jaguars finished 27 for 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, South Alabama converted 7 out of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to convert 6 of the free throws for a percentage of 54.5%. Auburn earned 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Jaguars to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Jaguars corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the contest.

Chaze Harris was important for the Jaguars in this contest. He earned 29 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for the matchup. He made 12 of 26 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and added 8 rebounds.

South Alabama had a win-loss mark of 21-12 last season. On the offensive side of the court, the Jaguars hit 46.6% from the floor, which was ranked 92nd in college. South Alabama totaled 2,454 pts over the course of last season (74.4 per game) and they collected 35.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 11.9 times per game (317th in college) and they turned the ball over 8.6 times per contest. The Jaguars were responsible for committing 12.6 fouls per contest and they went 65.8% from the free throw line.

The South Alabama defense gave up 32.7% from downtown (421 of 1288) and their opponents connected on 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 15.2 assists and 36.9 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 226th and 321st in college hoops. The Jaguars on the defensive side of the court were 68th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They were able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the field (5th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio

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