Houston Christian Huskies vs Western Illinois Leathernecks Prediction, 11/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs Western Illinois Leathernecks

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Location: Western Hall in Macomb, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Houston Christian Huskies (1-0) are headed to Western Hall on Saturday where they will go up against the Western Illinois Leathernecks (0-1).

The Houston Christian Huskies faced Louisiana Christian and notched a win by a score of 108-45 in their last game. Houston Christian walked away from the contest with a 53.6% field goal percentage (37 of 69) and buried 9 of their 25 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 25 of 38 shots for a rate of 65.8%. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 24 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 25 turnovers and earning 16 steals. In reference to defending, Houston Christian allowed the other team to shoot 32.1% from the floor on 17 out of 53 shooting. Louisiana Christian totaled 9 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Louisiana Christian pulled down 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Louisiana Christian went 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 5 of their 6 shots. They also converted 6 out of their 23 attempts from downtown. When talking about fouls, the Huskies walked away with 9 while Louisiana Christian totaled 22 fouls.

Max Alexander is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and recorded 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He ended up scoring 19 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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Houston Christian comes into this matchup with a record of 1-0 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 7.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 9.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Houston Christian is pulling down 45.0 boards per game and has tallied 24 dimes on the campaign, which is 124th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are hitting 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (9 of 25) and 65.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 108.0 pts per game (19th in college) while hitting 53.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Huskies are forcing 28.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.0 fouls. They give up 26.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 14th in the country in PPG from their opponents (45.0). The Huskies defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 32.1% (17 of 53) and they relinquish 28.0 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 62nd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 9 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Western Illinois Leathernecks took a defeat with a final score of 80-58 against Valparaiso. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Western Illinois permitted Valparaiso to grab 33 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 25.0% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 16 and ended up going 28 out of 43 from the free throw line (65.1%). The Leathernecks allowed Valparaiso to convert 24 of their 50 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 48.0% in this matchup. Overall, the Leathernecks finished 20 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.2%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Western Illinois buried 4 of their 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 60.9%. Valparaiso committed 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Leathernecks to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Leathernecks earned 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the game.

Daivion Traylor was important for the Leathernecks for the matchup. He tallied 14 points in his 28 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this game. He buried 5 out of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Western Illinois has a record of 0-1 this year. The Leathernecks are committing 27.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 60.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.0 times per game (322nd in the country) and they turn it over 16.0 times per contest. Western Illinois has accumulated 58 points on the year and they collect 30.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Leathernecks are shooting 39.2% from the field, which ranks 290th in college.

The Western Illinois defense allows 25.0% on 3-point attempts (4 of 16) and opponents are knocking down 65.1% of their foul shots. They allow 11.0 dimes and 38.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 154th and 255th in those defensive categories. The Leathernecks on the defensive side of the court are 282nd in college in points allowed per contest with 80.0. They are forcing 9.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.0% from the floor (290th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Western Illinois

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