Radford Highlanders vs San Francisco Dons Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs San Francisco Dons

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: The Sobrato Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Francisco Dons (17-16 last season) will compete against the Radford Highlanders (16-16 last year) at The Sobrato Center on Monday.

The Radford Highlanders stepped onto the hardwood against Presbyterian and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-85 in their last game. Radford walked away from the game with a 38.9% FG percentage (28 of 72) and knocked down 7 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Highlanders buried 22 of 36 shots for a percentage of 61.1%. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 36 with 17 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 assists in the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In relation to the defense, Radford allowed 51.5% from the field on 35 of 68 shooting. Presbyterian doled out 20 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In addition, Presbyterian pulled down 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Presbyterian walked away from this one shooting 81.3% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 16 shots. They also made 8 of 19 shots from distance. With respect to fouls, the Highlanders ended up with 14 while Presbyterian finished the game with 23 fouls.

Del Jones is someone who came through in the matchup. He accounted for 22 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He played 38 minutes played and also collected 2 boards. He finished the contest at 41.2% from the field and also earned 6 assists.

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Radford steps onto the court after finishing with a mark of 16-16 last season. They coughed up possession 12.5 times per game and as a team committed 18.3 fouls every game. As a team, Radford grabbed 35.9 boards per game and earned 417 dimes last year, which had them ranked 256th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Highlanders connected on 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (303 of 887) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They averaged 81.4 points per outing (57th in the nation) while hitting 44.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders forced their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They gave up 35.3% on 3-point shots while they were 312th in college hoops in opponents points per game (78.8). The Highlanders defense gave up a shooting percentage of 45.5% (871 of 1,914) and they conceded 36.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They were ranked 238th in college in giving up assists with 466 relinquished throughout last year.

In their last game, the San Francisco Dons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-77 against Oregon State. In reference to rebounds, San Francisco allowed Oregon State to snag 28 in total (7 offensive). They finished 45.8% from beyond the arc by going 11 out of 24 and finished the contest at 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Dons allowed Oregon State to bury 26 of 55 attempts from the floor which had them at 47.3% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Dons ended up shooting 25 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, San Francisco knocked down 11 of 28 tries (39.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. Oregon State was called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Dons to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Dons snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 31 for this contest.

Tyrone Riley IV ended up being a major contributor for the Dons in the game. He made 10 out of 20 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 34 mins of playing time and tallied 4 assists in the matchup.

San Francisco had a win-loss record of 17-16 last season. The Dons committed 17.2 personal fouls every game and they went 71.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.9 times per contest (172nd in D-1) and they lost possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. San Francisco earned 2,464 points throughout last year (74.7 per game) and they pulled in 36.1 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Dons connected on 43.7% from the floor, which ranked them 273rd in the country.

The San Francisco defense conceded 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (238 of 701) and opponents converted on 74.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 12.9 assists and 33.5 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 157th and 118th in the country. The Dons defensively were ranked 155th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.2. They forced their opponents into 9.8 TO's every game and let teams shoot 44.4% from the floor (194th in the country).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Radford

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