Lamar Cardinals vs Abilene Christian Wildcats Prediction, 11/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lamar Cardinals vs Abilene Christian Wildcats

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Location: Moody Coliseum (Abilene) in Abilene, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Lamar Cardinals (1-0) are traveling to Moody Coliseum (Abilene) on Saturday where they will compete against the Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-1).

The Lamar Cardinals took the court against Schreiner and earned the victory with a final of 124-62 in their last game. Lamar ended with a 55.3% field goal percentage (47 out of 85) and buried 10 of their 29 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals buried 20 of 31 shots for a percentage of 64.5%. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 61 with 24 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Lamar allowed the other team to shoot 36.9% from the floor on 24 out of 65 shooting. Schreiner recorded 15 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Schreiner collected 21 rebounds (4 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Schreiner finished the game shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 10 attempts. They knocked down 9 of 31 tries from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Cardinals finished with 15 while Schreiner accumulated 23 personal fouls.

Quante Berry is one player who was important for this game. He shot 52.9% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 21 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He finished with 22 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Lamar will enter this game with a win-loss record of 1-0 so far this season. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Lamar is collecting 64.0 boards per game and is sitting with 26 assists so far this season, which is 98th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are shooting 34.5% on 3-point shots (10 of 29) and 64.5% from the free throw line. They average 124.0 pts per contest (4th in the nation) while shooting 55.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cardinals are forcing 21.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.0 fouls. They give up 29.0% from 3-point land and they are 123rd in college in PPG allowed (62.0). The Cardinals are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 36.9% (24 of 65) and they relinquish 24.0 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 175th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 15 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Abilene Christian Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 94-59 when they faced Colorado. The Wildcats earned 14 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 22 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Colorado was called for 13 fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of them for a percentage of 64.7%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Abilene Christian converted 4 out of 20 tries (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats shot 22 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. The Wildcats permitted Colorado to bury 35 of their 58 tries from the floor which left them shooting 60.3% for the matchup. They finished 52.6% from distance by shooting 10 out of 19 and finished the game at 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Abilene Christian allowed Colorado to snag 36 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Timeo Pons ended up being important for the Wildcats in this game. He accumulated 13 points in his 25 mins on the court and added 2 dimes in this game. He made 5 out of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 35.7%, and had 1 rebound.

Abilene Christian has a win-loss record of 0-1 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are hitting on 38.6% from the floor, which ranks 294th in Division 1. Abilene Christian has accounted for 59 points for the year and they collect 24.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 9.0 times per contest (328th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 14.0 fouls per contest and they hit 64.7% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 340th in college in points per game surrendered with 94.0. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 60.3% from the floor (363rd in college hoops). The Abilene Christian defense allows 52.6% on shots from 3-point land (10 of 19) and their opposition knocks down 70.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 18.0 assists and 39.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 324th and 273rd in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Abilene Christian

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