Toledo Rockets vs Arkansas State Red Wolves Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Arkansas State Red Wolves

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas State Red Wolves (20-12 last season) are hosting the Toledo Rockets (19-15 last year) at First National Bank Arena on Monday.

The Toledo Rockets took the court against Akron and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-76 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Rockets left the arena with 15 while Akron accumulated 15 fouls. They made 10 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. Akron went 33.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 3 of 9 tries. In addition, Akron snagged 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Akron totaled 9 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, Toledo allowed their opponent to shoot 46.5% from the field on 33 of 71 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists in the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rockets made 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Toledo finished the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (28 of 56) and knocked down 10 out of their 24 3-pointers.

Leroy Blyden Jr. is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He was able to score 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. He finished the game at 53.3% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes.

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Toledo heads into this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 19-15 last season. They turned it over 10.2 times per contest and as a squad committed 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Toledo collected 34.0 rebounds per contest and totaled 550 dimes last season, which was 54th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets shot 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (246 of 673) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They averaged 81.0 pts per contest (64th in college hoops) while hitting 48.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rockets forced 12.5 turnovers every game and they drew 16.4 fouls. They gave up 33.9% on shots from downtown and they were ranked 256th in the nation in opponents PPG (76.6). The Rockets defensively allowed a FG percentage of 46.9% (979 of 2,087) and they surrendered 34.9 boards per game as a team. They were ranked 306th in college hoops in allowing assists 500 conceded last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Arkansas State Red Wolves took a loss by a score of 80-77 when they played Georgia Southern. The Red Wolves were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Georgia Southern had 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Red Wolves to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 52.4%. When talking about shots from downtown, Arkansas State made 10 out of their 33 tries (30.3%). When all was said and done, the Red Wolves went 28 out of 68 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.2%. The Red Wolves permitted Georgia Southern to bury 24 of their 53 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 45.3% for the matchup. They finished 40.0% from downtown by connecting on 14 out of 35 and ended up going 18 out of 20 from the charity stripe (90.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Arkansas State permitted Georgia Southern to pull down 26 in all (5 offensive).

Kyle Hayman ended up having an impact for the Red Wolves for the game. He accumulated 21 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this matchup. He made 7 out of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Arkansas State had a win-loss mark of 20-12 last year. When it comes to offense, the Red Wolves hit 45.1% from the field, which had them ranked 188th in college. Arkansas State scored 2,655 points last year (83.0 per contest) and they collected 41.3 rebounds per contest. They got an assist 15.8 times per contest (72nd in college) and they lost possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. The Red Wolves were responsible for committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and they connected on 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Red Wolves defensively were ranked 269th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 77.2. They forced 11.5 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (158th in Division 1). The Arkansas State defense surrendered 32.5% from downtown (249 of 766) and opponents knocked down 70.1% of their free throw shots. They gave up 23.7 dimes and 33.3 rebounds per game, which was ranked 330th and 99th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toledo

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