Delaware State Hornets vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware State Hornets vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

Alumni Hall (Navy) is the location where the Navy Midshipmen (26-8 last year) will take on the Delaware State Hornets (8-23 last season) on Thursday.

The Delaware State Hornets took the court against St. Vincent and walked away with a win by a score of 86-52 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 13 while St. Vincent finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. St. Vincent finished the game at 63.2% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of 19 attempts. Additionally, St. Vincent pulled down 25 boards (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. St. Vincent recorded 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In regard to the defense, Delaware State let their opponent shoot 32.1% from the floor on 17 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hornets made 2 of their 4 shots for a rate of 50.0%. Delaware State wrapped up the game with a 56.9% field goal percentage (37 out of 65) and made 10 of their 20 shots from distance.

Nehemiah Reedus is a guy who came through for the game. He ended up scoring 19 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up going 80.0% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Delaware State will play this contest after finishing with a mark of 8-23 last year. They turned the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a team committed 17.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Delaware State collected 31.2 rebounds per game and had 328 assists over the course of last season, which was 360th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hornets hit on 29.6% from downtown (145 of 490) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They averaged 61.2 pts per game (365th in D-1) while connecting on 39.8% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Hornets forced 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.8 fouls. They were 137th in college hoops in giving up assists with 425 conceded last year. The Hornets defense gave up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (768 of 1,646) and they conceded 34.4 boards per game as a group. They gave up 34.0% on 3-pointers and they ranked 81st in college in points per game allowed (70.5).

The last time they took the court, the Navy Midshipmen took a loss by a final score of 91-39 when they faced George Washington. The Midshipmen collected 14 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 for the game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. George Washington was called for 11 fouls in the matchup which took the Midshipmen to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 69.2%. Concerning shots from downtown, Navy made 2 of 18 attempts (11.1%). In all, the Midshipmen walked away from this one shooting 14 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 24.1%. The Midshipmen permitted George Washington to convert 31 out of 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 55.4% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 51.9% from beyond the arc via 14 of 27 and finished the game at 15 out of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). When it comes to rebounding, Navy permitted George Washington to snag 40 in all (7 offensive).

David Burnett pitched in for the Midshipmen for the contest. He converted 4 out of 7 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and earned 7 rebounds. He totaled 11 points in his 28 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Navy had a record of 26-8 last year. The Midshipmen committed 14.4 personal fouls per game and they went 73.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 16.1 times per game (53rd in college) and they lost possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. Navy had 2,537 pts over the course of last season (74.6 per contest) and they grabbed 36.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Midshipmen connected on 47.5% from the floor, which was ranked 46th in Division 1.

The Navy defense gave up 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (263 of 885) and their opponents made 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 26.0 assists and 30.8 boards every game, which ranked them 341st and 18th in college hoops. The Midshipmen were ranked 6th in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.3. They forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (27th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Navy

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