Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Texas State Bobcats Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Texas State Bobcats

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center in San Marcos, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas State Bobcats (19-13 last season) will try to defeat the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (18-15 last year) at Strahan Arena at the University Events Center on Monday.

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders played Stephen F. Austin and took a loss by a score of 60-58 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Islanders finished with 11 while Stephen F. Austin totaled 11 fouls. They converted 5 of their 16 attempts from distance. Stephen F. Austin shot 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 10 tries. Additionally, Stephen F. Austin snagged 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Stephen F. Austin earned 10 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. With respect to defending, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for the matchup while creating 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 32 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Islanders knocked down 7 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished the game with a 48.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 45) and knocked down 7 of their 15 shots from 3-point land.

DA Houston is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He notched 16 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins and also grabbed 1 rebound. He shot 75.0% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi enters this game after finishing with a mark of 18-15 last season. They averaged 72.5 points per outing (265th in D-1) while shooting 45.7% from the field. The Islanders shot 35.6% on three-point attempts (211 of 592) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi collected 36.1 boards per game and racked up 441 assists throughout last season, which ranked 205th in the nation in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a squad committed 20.2 fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Islanders were able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They surrendered 30.2% on 3-pointers and they ranked 36th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (67.7). The Islanders defensively allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (744 of 1,739) and they conceded 32.0 boards per game as a unit. They were 17th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 360 surrendered throughout last season.

The last time they took the court, the Texas State Bobcats went home defeated by a final of 81-77 when they played Southern Miss. The Bobcats recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the game. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. Southern Miss committed 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.0%. In relation to shooting from distance, Texas State made 2 out of their 6 tries (33.3%). In all, the Bobcats finished the game shooting 29 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. The Bobcats allowed Southern Miss to bury 25 out of their 47 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.2% for the matchup. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by connecting on 3 out of 8 and ended up going 28 out of 37 at the free throw line (75.7%). When discussing rebounding, Texas State permitted Southern Miss to collect 25 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

DJ Hall was important for the Bobcats in the game. He earned 25 points in his 35 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 18 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 11 rebounds.

Texas State had a record of 19-13 last season. The Bobcats committed 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they shot 75.9% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 13.1 times per game (239th in college) and they turned it over 12.7 times per contest. Texas State accounted for 2,365 points throughout last year (73.9 per game) and they collected 35.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bobcats shot 46.9% from the floor, which ranked 71st in college hoops.

The Bobcats were ranked 99th in college in points per game surrendered with 71.0. They forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 44.4% from the floor (194th in D-1). The Texas State defense gave up 34.6% on 3-point shots (230 of 664) and opponents knocked down 70.3% of their free throw shots. They gave up 19.4 assists and 30.9 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 304th and 21st in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas State

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