New Hampshire Wildcats vs Brown Bears Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Brown Bears

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

Pizzitola Sports Center is the location where the Brown Bears (9-18 last year) will try to defeat the New Hampshire Wildcats (9-21 last season) on Monday.

The New Hampshire Wildcats faced off with UMBC and ended up losing by a score of 84-69 in their last game. New Hampshire wrapped up the game having earned a 47.3% FG percentage (26 out of 55) and knocked down 9 out of their 25 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 8 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In regard to rebounding, they collected 29 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists for the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, New Hampshire allowed 50.9% from the floor on 27 out of 53 shooting. UMBC recorded 11 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In addition, UMBC pulled down 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UMBC shot 94.4% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 18 attempts. They buried 13 out of their 28 attempts from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 16 while UMBC racked up 13 personal fouls.

Belal El Shakery is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He was able to score 20 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins played and pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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New Hampshire enters this game after finishing with a record of 9-21 last season. They averaged 69.2 pts per game (327th in college hoops) while going 40.9% from the floor. The Wildcats connected on 30.9% from downtown (244 of 789) and 66.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Hampshire pulled down 35.5 rebounds per game and tallied 335 assists last season, which ranked 358th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They gave up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a group committed 17.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats were able to force their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.3 fouls. They conceded 33.8% on 3-point shots and they ranked 205th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.6). The Wildcats defense gave up a field goal percentage of 46.0% (788 of 1,712) and they surrendered 37.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They were ranked 37th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 378 surrendered last season.

The last time they took the court, the Brown Bears walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-61 when they faced Penn. The Bears were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the game. They also turned it over 23 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. Penn was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Bears to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to make 8 of them for a percentage of 50.0%. With regard to three-point attempts, Brown buried 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bears finished shooting 24 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. The Bears permitted Penn to make 29 of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 38.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 26 and finished the contest at 14 of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Brown permitted Penn to collect 35 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Landon Lewis was important for the Bears for this game. He converted 5 of 7 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 11 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 4 dimes for the game.

Brown had a record of 9-18 last year. The Bears committed 17.9 fouls every game and they shot 68.3% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 15.6 times per game (79th in the country) and they turned the ball over 12.9 times per contest. Brown scored 1,900 pts throughout last year (70.4 per contest) and they averaged 35.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Bears connected on 44.4% from the floor, which ranked 233rd in the nation.

The Brown defense gave up 32.8% on 3-point attempts (207 of 631) and their opponents made 75.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 11.5 assists and 34.3 total boards per game, which was ranked 106th and 172nd in college. The Bears on the defensive end were ranked 69th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They forced their opponents into 13.5 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (115th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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