South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Chicago State Cougars Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Chicago State Cougars

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Jones Convocation Center in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Jones Convocation Center is the site where the Chicago State Cougars (1-1) will attempt to defeat the South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-0) on Monday.

The South Carolina State Bulldogs faced USC Upstate and earned the victory with a final of 78-70 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 28 and USC Upstate totaled 20 personal fouls. They also made 3 out of their 21 tries from downtown. USC Upstate ended up going 69.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 36 tries. Furthermore, USC Upstate collected 36 boards (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. USC Upstate dished out 11 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, South Carolina State let their opponent shoot 39.6% from the floor on 21 of 53 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 41 with 17 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs knocked down 14 of 18 tries for a rate of 77.8%. South Carolina State ended the game with a 34.2% field goal percentage (27 of 79) and converted 10 of 27 shots from 3-point land.

Mitchell Taylor is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up shooting 37.5% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists. He played 26 mins and also collected 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 12 points on 3 out of 8 shooting.

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South Carolina State enters this one with a record of 2-0 for the season. They turn it over 10.5 times per game and as a group they commit 24.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, South Carolina State is pulling in 45.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 28 dimes this year, which is 159th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are connecting on 32.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (17 of 53) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 86.0 pts per contest (131st in college) while hitting 39.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 22.0 turnovers every game while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They concede 23.3% on shots from downtown while they are 104th in college in PPG allowed (62.5). The Bulldogs are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.4% (42 of 104) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 177th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 21 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Chicago State Cougars went home victorious with a score of 66-54 against Incarnate Word. The Cougars earned 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. Incarnate Word was called for 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Chicago State knocked down 3 of 17 attempts (17.6%). Overall, the Cougars finished the game shooting 24 out of 56 from the floor which had them shooting 42.9%. The Cougars permitted Incarnate Word to make 14 of their 53 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 26.4% for the matchup. They finished shooting 13.6% from distance by shooting 3 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 35 from the free throw line (65.7%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Chicago State permitted Incarnate Word to grab 33 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Mike Price ended up being a major contributor for the Cougars for the game. He tallied 21 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game. He buried 6 out of 19 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 31.6%, and added 4 rebounds.

Chicago State has a win-loss mark of 1-1 for the campaign. The Cougars are committing 22.5 fouls every game and they hit 63.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 8.5 times per contest (340th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 18.0 times per contest. Chicago State has accounted for 125 pts this season and they snag 34.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cougars are connecting on 41.0% from the floor, which is ranked 263rd in the country.

The Chicago State defense allows 33.3% on shots from distance (16 of 48) and their opposition knocks down 66.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.5 assists and 39.5 boards every game, which ranks them 243rd and 283rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 292nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 81.5. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (266th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago State

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