Alabama State Hornets vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The Pit is the location where the New Mexico Lobos (4-2) will compete against the Alabama State Hornets (3-4) on Wednesday.

The Alabama State Hornets faced off with SIU Edwardsville and ended up losing by a score of 83-68 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Hornets finished with 20 and SIU Edwardsville recorded 23 fouls. They also knocked down 7 of 20 tries from long range. SIU Edwardsville finished the game shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 20 of 30 attempts. Additionally, SIU Edwardsville snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. SIU Edwardsville doled out 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. With respect to the defense, Alabama State allowed 45.9% from the field on 28 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hornets converted 25 of 31 tries for a rate of 80.6%. Alabama State wrapped up the game with a 32.8% field goal percentage (19 of 58) and buried 5 of their 23 3-point shots.

Micah Simpson is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He finished with 20 points on 4 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 26.7% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Alabama State heads into this one with a mark of 3-4 for the year. They turn the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Alabama State is pulling in 38.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 109 assists this season, which has them ranked 51st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are hitting 33.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (55 of 165) and 67.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.6 points per outing (159th in college hoops) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are giving up 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 303rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (80.9). The Hornets defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (194 of 431) and they concede 38.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 343rd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 118 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the New Mexico Lobos went home victorious with a score of 80-78 against Mississippi State. The Lobos pulled down 33 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 46 in the matchup. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 2 steals for the game. Mississippi State committed 21 fouls for this game which took the Lobos to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.0%. In regard to 3-point shots, New Mexico knocked down 9 of their 27 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Lobos shot 26 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3%. The Lobos allowed Mississippi State to convert 31 of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% in this game. They shot 31.0% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 29 and finished the game at 7 out of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, New Mexico permitted Mississippi State to pull down 35 in total (7 offensive).

Tomislav Buljan ended up having an impact for the Lobos for this contest. He recorded 19 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 6 of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 21 rebounds.

New Mexico has a record of 4-2 on the campaign. The Lobos are responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per game (245th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. New Mexico has accumulated 452 pts for the campaign (75.3 per contest) and they pull in 37.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Lobos are shooting 42.9% from the field, which has them ranked 281st in Division 1.

The Lobos on the defensive end are ranked 109th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 69.3. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (106th in college). The New Mexico defense gives up 29.7% on shots from distance (54 of 182) and opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.3 assists and 36.2 boards per game, which is ranked 131st and 230th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama State

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