Winthrop Eagles vs Queens Royals Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winthrop Eagles vs Queens Royals

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

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

TV: YouTube

The Winthrop Eagles (23-11 last year) are headed to Rock Hill Sports & Event Center on Monday where they will take on the Queens Royals (21-14 last season).

The Winthrop Eagles took the court against High Point and ended up losing by a score of 91-76 in their last game. Winthrop finished with a 35.7% field goal percentage (25 of 70) and converted 8 out of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 18 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 58.1%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 43 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 11 assists in this matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of defense, Winthrop allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. High Point earned 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, High Point had 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. High Point finished the game shooting 84.4% at the free throw line by making 27 of 32 tries. They also knocked down 10 of their 22 tries from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 27 while High Point accounted for 25 personal fouls.

Kareem Rozier is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the game shooting 41.2% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played for 34 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. He totaled 22 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Winthrop heads into this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 23-11 last season. They averaged 83.6 pts per game (24th in the nation) while connecting on 43.6% from the floor. The Eagles connected on 33.9% on 3-point shots (320 of 944) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Winthrop grabbed 41.3 rebounds per game and earned 486 assists last year, which ranked 130th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest and as a group committed 19.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Eagles forced their opponents into 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 22.4 fouls. They were ranked 69th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 394 surrendered last year. The Eagles defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.0% (870 of 2,021) and they relinquished 35.1 boards per game as a group. They surrendered 32.1% from beyond the arc while they were 228th in D-1 in PPG allowed (75.5).

For their last game, the Queens Royals went home defeated by a final of 104-71 when they faced Purdue. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Queens permitted Purdue to grab 37 in total (13 offensive). They shot 58.3% from three-point range via 14 out of 24 and finished the contest at 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Royals permitted Purdue to make 41 of their 65 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 63.1% in this contest. Overall, the Royals walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.2%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Queens buried 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to convert 4 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. Purdue had 13 fouls in this contest which took the Royals to the charity stripe for 5 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Royals were able to snag 9 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 17 in this matchup.

Jordan Watford ended up having an impact for the Royals in this matchup. He made 4 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, but wasn't able to snag a rebound. He tallied 10 points in his 25 minutes on the court and accumulated 6 dimes in this game.

Queens had a mark of 21-14 last year. The Royals were responsible for committing 19.6 personal fouls per game and they connected on 73.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 16.0 times per contest (62nd in the nation) and they coughed up possession 10.6 times per game. Queens totaled 2,957 points last year (84.5 per contest) and they collected 33.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Royals shot 48.2% from the field, which was ranked 35th in college hoops.

The Queens defense conceded 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (304 of 843) and opponents converted on 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 16.2 assists and 35.5 rebounds per contest, which had them ranked 258th and 249th in college hoops. The Royals on the defensive side of the court were 356th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 83.5. They were able to force 10.9 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (324th in college hoops).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Winthrop

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