Campbell Fighting Camels vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 11/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Campbell Fighting Camels vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (1-1) will try to defeat the Campbell Fighting Camels (0-1) at University Arena (MI) on Sunday.

The Campbell Fighting Camels faced off with North Carolina State and took a loss by a score of 83-64 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Fighting Camels ended up finishing with 14 while North Carolina State had 14 fouls. They also converted 11 of their 25 attempts from downtown. North Carolina State walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, North Carolina State had 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. North Carolina State doled out 20 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Campbell allowed the other team to go 53.6% from the field on 30 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fighting Camels converted 5 of their 8 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. Campbell walked away from the contest with a 37.1% field goal percentage (26 of 70) and converted 7 of 30 3-pointers.

Lance Waddles is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. He totaled 19 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. He finished the game at 44.4% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Campbell comes into this matchup with a mark of 0-1 for the campaign. They have an average of 64.0 points per game (302nd in the country) while connecting on 37.1% from the field. The Fighting Camels are connecting on 23.3% on shots from distance (7 of 30) and 62.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Campbell is grabbing 34.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 13 assists so far this season, which is 318th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Fighting Camels are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.0 fouls. They currently rank 177th in college in giving up assists with 21 relinquished on the season. The Fighting Camels defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 53.6% (30 of 56) and they surrender 38.0 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 44.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 298th in college hoops in PPG allowed (83.0).

In their last game, the Western Michigan Broncos got the victory with a final of 99-52 against Kalamazoo. The Broncos recorded 39 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds for a total of 60 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Kalamazoo was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Western Michigan knocked down 17 of their 43 tries (39.5%). In all, the Broncos finished the game shooting 35 for 72 from the floor which had them at 48.6%. The Broncos allowed Kalamazoo to knock down 16 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 25.8% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 26.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 of 26 and ended up going 13 out of 22 from the charity stripe (59.1%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Western Michigan allowed Kalamazoo to collect 26 overall (8 offensive).

Mason Bendinger ended up being a factor for the Broncos in this game. He scored 22 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the contest. He converted 9 out of 12 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Western Michigan has a mark of 1-1 this season. The Broncos commit 18.0 fouls per game and they connect on 55.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.0 times per contest (222nd in college) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per game. Western Michigan has accounted for 148 points for the year and they pull down 47.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncos are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 220th in the country.

The Western Michigan defense allows 26.8% on three-point shots (11 of 41) and their opponents are connecting on 57.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 10.0 assists and 33.5 boards per game, which ranks them 92nd and 165th in those categories on the defensive end. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 53rd in the country in points per game surrendered with 56.5. They are able to force 9.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 34.7% from the floor (71st in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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