Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Belmont Bruins Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Belmont Bruins

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Curb Event Center Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Belmont Bruins (26-6 last season) will try to beat the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (7-23 last year) at Curb Event Center Arena on Monday.

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles faced off with Little Rock and took a loss by a score of 89-70 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Screaming Eagles ended up finishing with 8 while Little Rock racked up 17 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of 23 attempts from distance. Little Rock finished the game shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 14 tries. On top of that, Little Rock snagged 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Little Rock earned 20 assists and had 3 steals in the game. When talking about the defense, Southern Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 56.9% from the field on 33 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 5 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 37 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Screaming Eagles converted 20 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Southern Indiana walked away from the contest having earned a 32.9% field goal percentage (23 out of 70) and buried 4 out of their 20 three-point attempts.

Amaree Brown is one player who was important in the matchup. He finished with 16 points on 5 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 27.8% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Southern Indiana heads into this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 7-23 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit committed 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Southern Indiana pulled in 37.5 boards per contest and sat with 310 assists last season, which ranked 362nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Screaming Eagles connected on 31.0% on shots from 3-point land (227 of 733) and 65.6% from the free throw line. They averaged 68.7 pts per contest (328th in the nation) while hitting 38.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Screaming Eagles were able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They relinquished 34.0% on shots from distance and they ranked 173rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.7). The Screaming Eagles gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (790 of 1,791) and they surrendered 39.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They were ranked 4th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 317 relinquished throughout last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Belmont Bruins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-79 when they faced Drake. The Bruins recorded 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 25 for this game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 1 steal for the contest. Drake committed 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Bruins to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to bury 11 of those for a percentage of 68.8%. Concerning 3-point shots, Belmont converted 14 of their 37 attempts (37.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Bruins walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 65 from the field which had them shooting 41.5%. The Bruins allowed Drake to bury 31 out of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.6% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 42.3% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 26 and finished the game at 27 out of 31 at the charity stripe (87.1%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Belmont permitted Drake to collect 29 in all (3 offensive).

Aidan Noyes ended up being a factor for the Bruins in this game. He recorded 19 points in his 18 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 5 out of 8 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Belmont had a mark of 26-6 last season. The Bruins committed 17.6 fouls per game and they went 68.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 18.6 times per contest (6th in college) and they lost possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. Belmont scored 2,684 pts last year (83.9 per game) and they grabbed 36.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Bruins connected on 51.4% from the field, which had them ranked 3rd in Division 1.

The Belmont defense surrendered 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (319 of 949) and their opposition knocked down 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 36.2 dimes and 33.0 boards per contest, which had them ranked 356th and 83rd in college hoops. The Bruins on the defensive end were ranked 162nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.3. They forced their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and let teams shoot 41.0% from the floor (35th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Belmont

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