Northern Colorado Bears vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 11/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Colorado Bears vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Northern Colorado (+15.5)

The Northern Colorado Bears (1-0) are headed to Desert Financial Arena on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0). Northern Colorado opens this matchup as 15.5-point underdogs. The total comes in at 149.5.

The Northern Colorado Bears faced Colorado College and earned the victory with a final of 117-64 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bears ended up finishing with 21 while Colorado College had 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Colorado College walked away from this one shooting 54.2% from the free throw line by converting 13 of 24 shots. On top of that, Colorado College grabbed 23 boards (9 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Colorado College doled out 8 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In the matter of the defense, Northern Colorado allowed their opponent to shoot 36.1% from the field on 22 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected a total of 43 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bears made 27 of their 36 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Northern Colorado finished the contest having earned a 56.9% FG percentage (37 out of 65) and made 16 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Jeremiah Hammond is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He went 55.6% from the field but didn't record a dime. He played 17 mins played and also snagged 1 rebound. He totaled 17 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Northern Colorado will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 1-0 so far this year. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.0 fouls every game. As a team, Northern Colorado is pulling down 50.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 26 assists this season, which is 41st in the country in terms of passing. The Bears are hitting 53.3% on shots from beyond the arc (16 of 30) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They average 117.0 points per outing (12th in D-1) while shooting 56.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bears are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game and they draw 24.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 64th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 8 relinquished so far this year. The Bears defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.1% (22 of 61) and they relinquish 25.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They surrender 30.4% on 3-pointers while they are 144th in college in PPG allowed (64.0).

For their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils took home the win by a final score of 75-65 when they played East Tennessee State. The Sun Devils earned 16 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. East Tennessee State had 26 personal fouls for the contest which got the Sun Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of those for a rate of 80.8%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Arizona State buried 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). In all, the Sun Devils went 23 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4%. The Sun Devils allowed East Tennessee State to knock down 25 of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5% for the game. They went 41.2% from three-point range by going 7 of 17 and finished the game at 8 of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, Arizona State permitted East Tennessee State to pull down 25 overall (9 offensive).

Paulius Murauskas pitched in for the Sun Devils in this game. He scored 21 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup. He made 5 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Arizona State has a record of 1-0 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sun Devils are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which ranks 220th in the country. Arizona State has totaled 75 points on the year and they pull in 34.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per game (214th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 10.0 times per contest. The Sun Devils have committed 12.0 personal fouls every game and they go 80.8% from the free throw line.

The Arizona State defense gives up 41.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (7 of 17) and opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.0 assists and 31.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 124th and 126th in those defensive categories. The Sun Devils are ranked 153rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (244th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Colorado (+15.5)

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