Radford Highlanders vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 11/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs California Golden Bears

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: ESPN+

Haas Pavilion is where the California Golden Bears (22-12 last year) will attempt to beat the Radford Highlanders (16-16 last season) on Wednesday.

The Radford Highlanders stepped onto the hardwood against Presbyterian and took a loss by a score of 91-85 in their last contest. Radford ended the game with a 38.9% FG percentage (28 of 72) and buried 7 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Highlanders made 22 of their 36 shots for a rate of 61.1%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected 36 with 17 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 12 steals. Concerning defending, Radford allowed 51.5% from the field on 35 out of 68 shooting. Presbyterian recorded 20 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, Presbyterian had 39 boards (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Presbyterian finished the contest at 81.3% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 16 shots. They knocked down 8 of 19 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Highlanders finished with 14 while Presbyterian totaled 23 fouls.

Del Jones is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished shooting 41.2% from the floor and also earned 6 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Radford heads into this matchup after finishing with a mark of 16-16 last season. They had an average of 81.4 pts per game (57th in the country) while hitting 44.8% from the floor. The Highlanders shot 34.2% on three-point attempts (303 of 887) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a squad, Radford pulled in 35.9 boards per game and racked up 417 assists last year, which ranked 256th in the country in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a team committed 18.3 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Highlanders were able to force their opponents into 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They were ranked 238th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 466 surrendered last season. The Highlanders defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (871 of 1,914) and they relinquished 36.9 boards per contest as a squad. They gave up 35.3% on shots from downtown while they were 312th in college in points per game allowed (78.8).

When they last played, the California Golden Bears walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-75 when they played Saint Joseph's. In the matter of rebounding, California allowed Saint Joseph's to snag 40 in all (13 offensive). They went 34.6% from three-point range by hitting 9 out of 26 and ended up shooting 7 out of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Golden Bears allowed Saint Joseph's to convert 30 of their 68 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Bears shot 28 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. With regard to shooting from downtown, California converted 12 out of their 32 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Saint Joseph's committed 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Golden Bears corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this matchup.

Chris Bell ended up being a factor for the Golden Bears for the game. He racked up 23 points in his 32 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He converted 9 out of 17 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and earned 4 rebounds.

California had a mark of 22-12 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Bears connected on 44.6% from the field, which had them ranked 209th in the country. California scored 2,658 pts last season (78.2 per game) and they grabbed 34.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 13.9 times per contest (175th in the country) and they turned it over 10.4 times per game. The Golden Bears were responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they went 78.0% from the free throw line.

The California defense allowed 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc (258 of 825) and their opposition knocked down 65.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 14.8 assists and 36.6 boards every game, which was ranked 216th and 307th in those categories. The Golden Bears on the defensive side of the court were 161st in college in PPG given up with 73.3. They were able to force 11.5 TO's every game and let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (141st in the country).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Radford

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