New Mexico Lobos vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 11/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (3-0) are headed to Leavey Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Santa Clara Broncos (4-0).

The New Mexico Lobos faced Little Rock and notched a win by a score of 94-69 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Lobos walked away with 17 and Little Rock totaled 22 fouls. They made 11 out of their 27 attempts from distance. Little Rock shot 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, Little Rock totaled 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Little Rock totaled 16 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, New Mexico allowed 40.0% from the floor on 22 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 21 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Lobos buried 18 of their 29 shots for a rate of 62.1%. New Mexico finished having earned a 47.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 63) and knocked down 16 out of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jake Hall is one guy who had an impact for this game. He ended up walking away with 39 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He played 29 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up going 43.5% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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New Mexico comes into this one with a mark of 3-0 on the season. They turn the ball over 7.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, New Mexico is pulling in 39.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 60 dimes for the campaign, which is 60th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Lobos are hitting 40.0% on shots from downtown (34 of 85) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They average 96.0 points per game (26th in college hoops) while hitting 51.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Lobos are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 fouls. They give up 27.0% on shots from distance and they rank 96th in college in points per game from their opponents (64.7). The Lobos defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.9% (63 of 162) and they surrender 31.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 190th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 39 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 76-71 when they played North Texas. In reference to rebounds, Santa Clara permitted North Texas to collect 27 in total (7 on the offensive side). They went 16.7% from 3-point land by going 3 of 18 and ended up going 16 of 25 at the free throw line (64.0%). The Broncos allowed North Texas to bury 26 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Broncos ended up going 27 for 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.9%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Santa Clara converted 8 of 29 tries (27.6%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a percentage of 82.4%. North Texas earned 18 fouls for this contest which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Broncos recorded 22 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this contest.

Thierry Darlan ended up being a major contributor for the Broncos for this contest. He buried 5 out of 9 in this game for a rate of 55.6%, and had 9 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for the contest.

Santa Clara has a win-loss record of 4-0 for the year. The Broncos have committed 22.5 fouls per game and they shoot 81.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 19.8 times per game (40th in college) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. Santa Clara has earned 343 points so far this year (85.8 per game) and they collect 41.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Broncos are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 218th in the country.

The Santa Clara defense concedes 26.3% on 3-point attempts (26 of 99) and their opponents are converting on 65.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.0 dimes and 38.8 rebounds per game, which is 148th and 285th in the nation. The Broncos on defense are ranked 193rd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 72.5. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (134th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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