Washington State Cougars vs High Point Panthers Prediction, 11/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs High Point Panthers

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Location: Qubein Center in High Point, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Washington State Cougars (0-1) are on their way to Qubein Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the High Point Panthers (2-0).

The Washington State Cougars faced off with Davidson and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-61 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Cougars ended up walking away with 16 while Davidson totaled 12 personal fouls. They converted 12 of 23 attempts from downtown. Davidson walked away from this one shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by burying 6 of their 12 tries. Moreover, Davidson grabbed 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Davidson totaled 18 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In reference to defense, Washington State allowed 54.7% from the floor on 29 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 33 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 8 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Washington State finished the contest having earned a 35.3% FG percentage (24 out of 68) and converted 5 of their 24 three-point shots.

Jaylen Harrell is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He scored 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 62.5% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Washington State heads into this game with a win-loss record of 0-1 for the year. They are turning it over 9.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Washington State is snagging 36.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 11 dimes for the year, which ranks 325th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Cougars are hitting 20.8% on shots from distance (5 of 24) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 61.0 pts per game (314th in Division 1) while connecting on 35.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Cougars are able to force 14.0 turnovers every game while drawing 12.0 fouls. They currently rank 226th in college in allowing assists with 18 surrendered on the campaign. The Cougars are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 54.7% (29 of 53) and they relinquish 38.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 52.2% on 3-point shots and they are 240th in the country in opponents PPG (76.0).

The last time they took the court, the High Point Panthers walked away with a victory by a final of 63-49 when they faced Maryland Eastern Shore. In relation to team rebounding, High Point permitted Maryland Eastern Shore to get 28 overall (7 offensive). They shot 28.6% from distance by shooting 6 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 20 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Panthers allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to convert 14 of 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 26.4% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Panthers shot 19 for 45 from the floor which had them shooting 42.2%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, High Point knocked down 6 out of their 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 63.3%. Maryland Eastern Shore earned 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They coughed it up 16 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Panthers were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this contest.

Cam'Ron Fletcher was important for the Panthers for the matchup. He had 21 points in his 25 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for this contest. He buried 7 out of 10 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

High Point has a win-loss mark of 2-0 this season. The Panthers commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.0 times per contest (279th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 14.5 times per game. High Point has totaled 135 pts so far this season and they pull down 39.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Panthers are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 180th in the country.

The High Point defense surrenders 23.4% from downtown (11 of 47) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their foul shots. They give up 10.5 dimes and 32.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 124th and 144th in those categories. The Panthers are ranked 43rd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 53.0. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 32.1% from the field (55th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington State

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