Stetson Hatters vs Howard Bison Prediction, 11/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs Howard Bison

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Location: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Howard Bison (1-2) will try to defeat the Stetson Hatters (0-3) at Burr Gymnasium on Thursday.

The Stetson Hatters stepped onto the hardwood against West Virginia and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-53 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hatters finished with 17 and West Virginia recorded 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 13 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. West Virginia walked away from this one shooting 69.6% when shooting free throws by making 16 of their 23 shots. On top of that, West Virginia collected 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. West Virginia recorded 18 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, Stetson allowed 50.0% from the floor on 31 of 62 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hatters made 7 of 20 tries for a rate of 35.0%. Stetson finished the contest with a 35.2% FG percentage (19 of 54) and converted 8 out of their 31 three-point shots.

Collin Kuhl is one guy who was important for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and totaled 9 boards. He was able to score 12 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

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Stetson comes into this matchup with a record of 0-3 so far this year. They are averaging 60.0 points per outing (348th in the country) while connecting on 42.4% from the field. The Hatters are shooting 28.2% from downtown (20 of 71) and 53.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stetson is pulling in 27.3 boards per game and is sitting with 35 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 185th in college in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a team they commit 19.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Hatters are forcing 6.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 350th in college hoops in giving up assists with 53 surrendered for the campaign. The Hatters defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 50.6% (87 of 172) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 323rd in college in PPG from their opponents (85.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Howard Bison went home defeated by a final of 78-65 when they played Penn. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Howard permitted Penn to pull down 28 in total (6 offensive). They finished 41.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 24 and finished the contest at 16 of 23 at the charity stripe (69.6%). The Bison permitted Penn to bury 26 of 57 tries from the field which had them at 45.6% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bison walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 37.7%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Howard converted 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.8%. Penn earned 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bison to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also turned it over 20 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Bison corralled 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this game.

Drew Harris ended up being a major contributor for the Bison for this game. He totaled 15 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for this game. He converted 6 out of 7 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

Howard has a win-loss record of 1-2 this year. The Bison are responsible for committing 22.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 61.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per contest (237th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game. Howard has scored 221 pts so far this year (73.7 per contest) and they grab 37.3 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bison are shooting 42.7% from the floor, which is 248th in the country.

The Howard defense gives up 34.7% on 3-point shots (26 of 75) and opponents are knocking down 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 15.7 dimes and 38.3 rebounds every game, which is 292nd and 270th in college. The Bison defensively are ranked 258th in college hoops in PPG given up with 77.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (208th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stetson

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