Stetson Hatters vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Stetson Hatters (12-21 last year) are en route to Littlejohn Coliseum on Monday where they will take on the Clemson Tigers (24-11 last season).

The Stetson Hatters faced Austin Peay and took a loss by a score of 69-60 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Hatters ended up walking away with 17 and Austin Peay accumulated 9 fouls. They also made 5 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Austin Peay walked away from this one shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 16 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, Austin Peay pulled down 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Austin Peay distributed 11 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. When it comes to the defense, Stetson allowed the other team to go 43.6% from the field on 24 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 27 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hatters made 6 of 7 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Stetson finished with a 43.4% FG percentage (23 of 53) and made 8 of their 26 3-pointers.

Ethan Copeland is one guy who was important for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 43.8% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played 39 mins and also collected 7 boards. He accumulated 22 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Stetson enters this one after finishing with a mark of 12-21 last season. They averaged 73.7 points per contest (238th in D-1) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Hatters hit on 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (306 of 843) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Stetson grabbed 32.8 boards per game and racked up 506 assists last season, which had them ranked 98th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a unit committed 15.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hatters forced 10.3 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.6 personal fouls. They were 322nd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 517 conceded last season. The Hatters gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.7% (953 of 2,000) and they conceded 34.9 boards per contest as a team. They relinquished 34.4% on 3-point shots and they ranked 325th in the country in points per game allowed (79.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clemson Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-61 when they played Iowa. In relation to how they rebounded, Clemson permitted Iowa to pull down 36 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 28.0% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 25 and finished the game at 24 out of 31 from the free throw line (77.4%). The Tigers allowed Iowa to knock down 18 out of 47 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.3% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers shot 22 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7%. In reference to shots from distance, Clemson converted 9 of their 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. Iowa was called for 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They also turned it over 3 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Tigers collected 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this contest.

RJ Godfrey was important for the Tigers for the contest. He recorded 15 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for this game. He made 6 out of 10 in the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Clemson had a record of 24-11 last season. When it comes to offense, the Tigers shot 45.2% from the field, which was ranked 178th in Division 1. Clemson totaled 2,582 points over the course of last year (73.8 per contest) and they grabbed 34.1 boards per game. They earned an assist 12.7 times per game (267th in the country) and they lost possession via turnover 9.2 times per game. The Tigers committed 16.2 personal fouls every game and they connected on 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers defensively were ranked 27th in the country in PPG allowed with 66.7. They were able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (53rd in Division 1). The Clemson defense allowed 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (266 of 820) and their opposition made 74.8% of their free throw shots. They gave up 17.5 assists and 32.7 rebounds per game, which was ranked 275th and 72nd in college hoops.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Clemson

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