UMKC Kangaroos vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMKC Kangaroos vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (16-18 last season) will go up against the UMKC Kangaroos (4-27 last year) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Monday.

The UMKC Kangaroos played Oral Roberts and took a loss by a score of 84-62 in their last game. UMKC finished the game having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (21 out of 62) and knocked down 6 out of their 24 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Kangaroos buried 14 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 58.3%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected 28 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 assists for the game while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing defending, UMKC allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 30 of 60 shooting. Oral Roberts earned 13 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Oral Roberts pulled down 40 boards (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oral Roberts finished the game shooting 64.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 17 tries. They made 13 out of their 27 tries from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Kangaroos ended up finishing with 14 and Oral Roberts recorded 19 fouls.

Jayson Petty is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He left the arena with 14 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and pulled down 3 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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UMKC will enter this matchup after finishing with a mark of 4-27 last year. They averaged 69.3 pts per contest (324th in D-1) while shooting 41.2% from the floor. The Kangaroos hit on 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (208 of 692) and 67.6% from the free throw line. As a group, UMKC pulled in 33.4 boards per contest and racked up 368 dimes last season, which was 333rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They coughed up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a unit committed 16.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Kangaroos forced their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and they drew 17.5 fouls. They gave up 36.4% from beyond the arc and they were ranked 358th in college hoops in points per game allowed (83.9). The Kangaroos defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.3% (951 of 1,968) and they conceded 40.0 boards per contest as a unit. They were ranked 298th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 497 conceded over the course of last season.

In their last game, the Creighton Bluejays took a loss by a score of 87-70 against West Virginia. The Bluejays corralled 24 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 2 steals for the contest. West Virginia had 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a rate of 78.3%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Creighton made 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). When the game finished, the Bluejays finished the game shooting 23 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4%. The Bluejays allowed West Virginia to convert 35 of 66 tries from the floor which had them shooting 53.0% for this game. They shot 40.0% from downtown by going 12 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 11 from the free throw line (45.5%). In reference to attacking the glass, Creighton permitted West Virginia to get 34 in total (7 offensive).

Josh Dix ended up having an impact for the Bluejays for this game. He tallied 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes for this game. He made 7 out of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Creighton had a win-loss mark of 16-18 last year. As an offense, the Bluejays hit 44.8% from the floor, which had them ranked 200th in college. Creighton earned 2,556 pts last year (75.2 per game) and they grabbed 35.1 rebounds per game. They assisted teammates 15.4 times per game (92nd in the country) and they turned the ball over 11.3 times per game. The Bluejays were responsible for committing 14.4 personal fouls every game and they shot 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Creighton defense surrendered 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (241 of 686) and their opposition made 70.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrendered 12.9 dimes and 36.0 boards per game, which had them ranked 162nd and 280th in college hoops. The Bluejays on the defensive side of the court were 220th in D-1 in PPG given up with 75.2. They were able to force 9.4 TO's every game and let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (255th in college).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UMKC

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