Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Central Arkansas Bears Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Central Arkansas Bears

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Farris Center in Conway, AR

TV: ESPN+

Farris Center is the site where the Central Arkansas Bears (22-12 last year) will play the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (10-23 last season) on Monday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles played North Dakota State and took a loss by a score of 76-65 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 17 while North Dakota State accumulated 15 fouls. They also buried 8 of their 26 attempts from beyond the perimeter. North Dakota State finished 73.7% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 19 tries. On top of that, North Dakota State pulled down 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Dakota State doled out 15 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. With respect to the defense, Oral Roberts allowed 40.3% from the floor on 27 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 12 of 17 tries for a rate of 70.6%. Oral Roberts wrapped up the game having earned a 38.5% FG percentage (20 of 52) and converted 13 of their 35 shots from beyond the arc.

Connor Dow is a player who was a factor in the game. He was able to score 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and totaled 7 boards. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Oral Roberts heads into this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 10-23 last year. They had an average of 73.3 pts per game (245th in the country) while going 42.8% from the field. The Golden Eagles hit on 32.3% on three-point shots (282 of 874) and 74.4% from the free throw line. As a group, Oral Roberts collected 34.9 boards per contest and accumulated 392 assists throughout last year, which had them ranked 302nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They gave up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a team committed 19.7 fouls per game.

On defense, the Golden Eagles were able to force their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.4 fouls. They were 93rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 408 surrendered throughout last season. The Golden Eagles defense allowed a FG percentage of 45.4% (888 of 1,957) and they conceded 35.5 boards per game as a team. They surrendered 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they ranked 281st in college in points per game allowed (77.5).

In their last game, the Central Arkansas Bears took a loss by a score of 98-93 against Queens. The Bears earned 20 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. Queens earned 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bears to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Central Arkansas knocked down 15 of their 36 tries (41.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Bears went 32 for 75 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.7%. The Bears permitted Queens to convert 30 of 65 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.2% in the matchup. They shot 42.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 16 out of 38 and ended up going 22 of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). Concerning how they rebounded, Central Arkansas permitted Queens to collect 41 overall (12 offensive).

Camren Hunter was important for the Bears for the game. He buried 17 of 30 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 56.7%, and tallied 1 rebound. He totaled 49 points in his 39 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists in this matchup.

Central Arkansas had a record of 22-12 last season. As an offensive team, the Bears connected on 45.7% from the field, which was ranked 147th in the nation. Central Arkansas accounted for 2,749 pts last season (80.9 per game) and they averaged 35.9 rebounds per contest. They earned an assist 16.3 times per contest (49th in college) and they lost possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. The Bears committed 16.4 personal fouls every game and they went 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Central Arkansas defense surrendered 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (356 of 1040) and opponents converted on 72.9% of their foul shots. They allowed 18.6 assists and 34.6 total boards per game, which ranked them 294th and 192nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Bears were ranked 209th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.7. They forced 13.8 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (227th in Division 1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oral Roberts

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