UAB Blazers vs McNeese Cowboys Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs McNeese Cowboys

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, SC

TV: YouTube

The UAB Blazers (20-12 last year) are headed to Rock Hill Sports & Event Center on Monday where they will meet the McNeese Cowboys (28-6 last season).

The UAB Blazers took the court against Charlotte and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-78 in their last game. UAB finished the game with a 50.8% FG percentage (32 out of 63) and made 4 of 19 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Blazers knocked down 10 of their 17 tries for a rate of 58.8%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 24 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defending, UAB let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 of 58 shooting. Charlotte recorded 21 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In addition, Charlotte snagged 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Charlotte shot 52.9% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 17 tries. They made 14 of 29 tries from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Blazers ended up with 12 while Charlotte totaled 15 personal fouls.

Daniel Rivera is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished 66.7% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He played 35 mins and also totaled 9 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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UAB will play this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 20-12 last year. They lost possession via turnover 8.9 times per game and as a team committed 14.3 fouls per contest. As a group, UAB collected 39.9 boards per game and accounted for 459 dimes last season, which was 168th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Blazers shot 28.1% on 3-pointers (177 of 629) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They averaged 79.2 pts per game (97th in college) while connecting on 44.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Blazers forced their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.3 personal fouls. They relinquished 32.3% on shots from distance and they were 177th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (73.8). The Blazers gave up an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (854 of 1,978) and they relinquished 36.3 rebounds per game as a team. They were 152nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 430 surrendered over the course of last year.

The last time they took the court, the McNeese Cowboys took a loss by a final score of 78-68 when they played Vanderbilt. The Cowboys were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. Vanderbilt was called for 11 personal fouls in the game which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, McNeese knocked down 9 of 26 attempts (34.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Cowboys shot 25 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.2%. The Cowboys allowed Vanderbilt to convert 26 out of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). Concerning how they rebounded, McNeese allowed Vanderbilt to collect 34 in total (7 offensive).

Garwey Dual ended up being a factor for the Cowboys in the game. He converted 7 of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 34 mins on the court and totaled 6 dimes for the game.

McNeese had a win-loss mark of 28-6 last season. As an offense, the Cowboys connected on 46.4% from the floor, which was ranked 101st in college hoops. McNeese earned 2,709 points last season (79.7 per contest) and they grabbed 35.2 boards per game. They assisted teammates 14.1 times per contest (162nd in the nation) and they gave up possession 9.5 times per game. The Cowboys committed 18.7 fouls per game and they shot 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The McNeese defense gave up 32.5% on three-point shots (278 of 855) and opponents knocked down 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 25.3 dimes and 33.9 boards every game, which was ranked 337th and 140th in those defensive categories. The Cowboys defensively were ranked 28th in the country in points given up per game with 66.8. They were able to force 16.8 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (35th in college hoops).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take McNeese

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