Rider Broncs vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Rider Broncs (4-25 last year) are hitting the road to Petersen Events Center on Monday where they will go up against the Pittsburgh Panthers (13-20 last season).

The Rider Broncs took the court against Siena and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-61 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Broncs ended up with 15 while Siena finished the game with 9 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 14 shots from 3-point land. Siena ended up shooting 88.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 22 of 25 tries. Moreover, Siena grabbed 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Siena doled out 13 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. When it comes to defense, Rider allowed 45.3% from the field on 24 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the contest while forcing 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Broncs made 7 of their 9 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Rider walked away from the contest having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and converted 6 of their 22 3-point shots.

Flash Burton is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He ended up shooting 38.9% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

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Rider will play this contest after finishing with a record of 4-25 last year. They had an average of 63.4 points per game (361st in college hoops) while shooting 39.5% from the floor. The Broncs shot 27.5% on three-point attempts (129 of 469) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Rider collected 35.0 rebounds per game and accounted for 299 dimes over the course of last season, which had them ranked 364th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turned it over 11.2 times per game and as a team committed 16.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Broncs forced 10.2 turnovers every game and they drew 15.7 fouls. They gave up 37.4% from 3-point land and they ranked 237th in college in points per game from their opponents (76.0). The Broncs defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (782 of 1,676) and they conceded 36.7 boards per game as a team. They were 128th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 423 surrendered over the course of last season.

For their last game, the Pittsburgh Panthers took a loss by a score of 98-88 when they played North Carolina State. The Panthers were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 21 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 2 steals in this matchup. North Carolina State committed 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Pittsburgh converted 12 of 27 tries (44.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Panthers went 28 for 49 from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.1%. The Panthers permitted North Carolina State to convert 31 of their 51 tries from the floor which had them shooting 60.8% for the contest. They went 56.5% from three-point range by hitting 13 of 23 and finished the game at 23 out of 27 from the free throw line (85.2%). In the matter of rebounds, Pittsburgh permitted North Carolina State to get 20 in total (4 offensive).

Cameron Corhen ended up having an impact for the Panthers for the matchup. He buried 9 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He racked up 27 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 1 assist for the contest.

Pittsburgh had a mark of 13-20 last year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Panthers hit 43.9% from the field, which ranked them 261st in college. Pittsburgh earned 2,327 points last season (70.5 per contest) and they pulled in 34.5 rebounds per contest. They assisted teammates 13.2 times per game (230th in D-1) and they turned it over 11.2 times per game. The Panthers committed 16.2 fouls every game while shooting 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Panthers on defense were ranked 121st in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.8. They forced their opponents into 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (290th in college). The Pittsburgh defense surrendered 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (262 of 744) and their opposition knocked down 76.9% of their free throw shots. They conceded 10.2 assists and 32.0 total rebounds per game, which had them ranked 56th and 47th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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