Alabama State Hornets vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 11/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama State Hornets (1-1) are headed to CU Events Center on Monday where they will play the Colorado Buffaloes (2-0).

The Alabama State Hornets faced UAB and earned the victory with a final of 77-74 in their last game. Alabama State ended the game having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (28 of 65) and converted 8 of their 25 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 13 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 19 assists in this contest while creating 12 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Concerning defense, Alabama State allowed 41.4% from the field on 29 out of 70 shooting. UAB earned 10 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Additionally, UAB snagged 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UAB shot 77.8% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of 18 attempts. They buried 2 out of their 20 tries from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Hornets ended up with 16 while UAB recorded 18 personal fouls.

Asjon Anderson is one player who came through in this contest. He was able to score 20 points on 4 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the game at 23.5% from the floor and also totaled 7 assists.

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Alabama State will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-1 on the campaign. They have an average of 70.5 pts per game (298th in the nation) while connecting on 39.2% from the floor. The Hornets are hitting 31.3% on 3-pointers (15 of 48) and 61.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Alabama State is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and has accumulated 30 assists on the year, which ranks 323rd in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are 111th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 32 surrendered on the campaign. The Hornets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (64 of 144) and they concede 46.0 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 29.9% on 3-pointers and they are 331st in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (87.5).

In their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes walked away with a victory by a final of 102-97 when they played Eastern Washington. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Colorado allowed Eastern Washington to pull down 27 in all (5 offensive). They shot 56.3% from beyond the arc by going 9 of 16 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). The Buffaloes permitted Eastern Washington to convert 37 of 62 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 59.7% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Buffaloes finished shooting 32 for 63 from the floor which had them at 50.8%. In terms of 3-point shots, Colorado converted 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). They were able to bury 27 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Eastern Washington committed 23 fouls for the matchup which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 39 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Buffaloes were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for this contest.

Sebastian Rancik was important for the Buffaloes in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 38.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 41 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this game.

Colorado has a mark of 2-0 so far this season. The Buffaloes are committing 19.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.5 times per game (132nd in the country) and they turn it over 9.0 times per contest. Colorado has totaled 186 pts so far this year (93.0 per contest) and they pull in 33.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Buffaloes are shooting 51.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 44th in the nation.

The Colorado defense gives up 44.4% on shots from 3-point land (16 of 36) and opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 9.5 dimes and 27.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 44th and 27th in the nation. The Buffaloes on the defensive side of the court are 330th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 87.5. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 55.9% from the field (363rd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama State

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