New Hampshire Wildcats vs Rider Broncs Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Rider Broncs

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) in Lawrenceville, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The New Hampshire Wildcats (9-21 last year) are hitting the road to Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) on Thursday where they will take on the Rider Broncs (4-25 last season).

The New Hampshire Wildcats faced off with Brown and took home the win by a score of 59-55 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 14 and Brown finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They made 6 of their 19 attempts from three-point range. Brown ended up going 50.0% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Brown grabbed 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Brown distributed 12 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, New Hampshire allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the field on 21 out of 50 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 2 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 23 of 32 tries for a percentage of 71.9%. New Hampshire walked away from the game having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (15 out of 45) and buried 6 of their 22 shots from downtown.

Myles Blackley is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He totaled 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and also collected 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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New Hampshire enters this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 9-21 last year. They had an average of 69.2 pts per contest (327th in Division 1) while connecting on 40.9% from the floor. The Wildcats connected on 30.9% on three-point attempts (244 of 789) and 66.0% from the free throw line. As a team, New Hampshire collected 35.5 rebounds per game and totaled 335 dimes last season, which had them ranked 358th in the country in terms of passing. They lost possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a team committed 17.6 fouls per contest.

When they were on defense, the Wildcats were able to force their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They were 37th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 378 conceded last season. The Wildcats defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 46.0% (788 of 1,712) and they conceded 37.0 boards per game as a unit. They surrendered 33.8% on shots from downtown and they ranked 205th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (74.6).

The last time they took the court, the Rider Broncs took a loss by a final score of 95-57 when they faced Pittsburgh. In regard to attacking the glass, Rider permitted Pittsburgh to grab 38 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 53.8% from 3-point land by hitting 14 out of 26 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Broncs permitted Pittsburgh to convert 32 of their 65 tries from the floor which had them at 49.2% in this contest. Overall, the Broncs shot 18 out of 57 from the floor which had them at 31.6%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Rider made 7 of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. Pittsburgh committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Broncs to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They turned it over 16 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Broncs were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this contest.

Stephen Avegah Semey pitched in for the Broncs for this contest. He totaled 9 points in his 16 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He made 1 of 1 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Rider had a record of 4-25 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Broncs hit 39.5% from the field, which ranked 362nd in D-1. Rider tallied 1,840 pts last season (63.4 per game) and they snagged 35.0 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 10.3 times per game (359th in college) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per contest. The Broncs were responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per game and they went 69.5% from the charity stripe.

The Rider defense gave up 37.4% on 3-pointers (251 of 672) and their opponents converted on 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 7.6 dimes and 36.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranked them 5th and 311th in college. The Broncs on the defensive end were ranked 237th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 76.0. They forced 10.2 TO's per game and let teams shoot 46.7% from the field (316th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rider

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