Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Abilene Christian Wildcats (14-19 last year) are on their way to CU Events Center on Monday where they will take on the Colorado Buffaloes (17-16 last season).

The Abilene Christian Wildcats took the court against Utah Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-74 in their last game. Abilene Christian finished the contest having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and converted 5 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 15 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 65.2%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for the game while creating 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to defense, Abilene Christian allowed their opponent to shoot 55.3% from the field on 26 of 47 shooting. Utah Tech recorded 24 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In addition, Utah Tech grabbed 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Utah Tech finished the game shooting 84.0% at the free throw line by burying 21 of 25 tries. They made 7 of 15 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 21 while Utah Tech totaled 19 personal fouls.

Bradyn Hubbard is one guy who was a factor in the game. He finished 46.2% from the field but didn't record a dime. He saw the court for 23 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. He ended up scoring 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Abilene Christian comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 14-19 last season. They turned the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a unit committed 20.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Abilene Christian snagged 31.7 rebounds per contest and sat with 440 assists last year, which was 206th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats shot 31.3% on shots from distance (189 of 603) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 70.3 pts per game (301st in the country) while hitting 43.8% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Wildcats forced their opponents into 16.4 turnovers per game and they drew 18.3 personal fouls. They were 64th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 393 conceded last season. The Wildcats defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.9% (793 of 1,621) and they conceded 31.2 rebounds per game as a group. They gave up 39.4% on three-point shots and they were 133rd in the country in PPG allowed (72.4).

When they last played, the Colorado Buffaloes took a loss by a score of 90-86 when they played Oklahoma. In relation to rebounding, Colorado allowed Oklahoma to get 30 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished 27.0% from distance by going 10 out of 37 and finished the contest at 28 out of 32 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Buffaloes allowed Oklahoma to make 26 of their 71 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.6% in this contest. Overall, the Buffaloes finished shooting 23 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 38.3%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Colorado knocked down 7 out of 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to bury 33 of those for a rate of 84.6%. Oklahoma was called for 24 personal fouls in this contest which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 39 shots. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Buffaloes were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup.

Barrington Hargress ended up being a major contributor for the Buffaloes in this matchup. He earned 31 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 13 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Colorado had a win-loss mark of 17-16 last year. The Buffaloes committed 17.7 fouls per contest and they shot 76.1% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 15.5 times per contest (88th in the nation) and they turned the ball over 10.4 times per contest. Colorado earned 2,645 pts over the course of last season (80.2 per contest) and they pulled in 34.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Buffaloes shot 46.7% from the field, which had them ranked 81st in the country.

The Colorado defense conceded 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (263 of 724) and their opponents connected on 74.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 12.3 dimes and 34.8 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 127th and 208th in the nation. The Buffaloes on the defensive end were ranked 326th in the country in PPG surrendered with 79.8. They forced 10.8 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (283rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Abilene Christian

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