Sacramento State Hornets vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 11/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento State Hornets vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Santa Clara Broncos (2-0) welcome the Sacramento State Hornets (1-0) at Leavey Center on Saturday.

The Sacramento State Hornets took the court against William Jessup and went home with a win by a final score of 90-74 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 24 and William Jessup finished the game with 31 personal fouls. They also made 5 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the perimeter. William Jessup shot 70.4% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 27 shots. Moreover, William Jessup had 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. William Jessup distributed 18 dimes and had 13 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Sacramento State allowed 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 20 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 33 of their 44 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Sacramento State finished the game with a 49.0% field goal percentage (25 of 51) and knocked down 7 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Larry Hughes II is someone who was important in this game. He finished shooting 53.3% from the field and earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins played and collected 1 rebound. He ended up with 24 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Sacramento State enters this one with a record of 1-0 so far this year. They are averaging 90.0 points per outing (105th in the nation) while hitting 49.0% from the field. The Hornets are connecting on 31.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (7 of 22) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento State is pulling in 36.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 16 assists for the season, which is 235th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 18.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 24.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are able to force 20.0 turnovers per game while drawing 31.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 226th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 18 relinquished for the year. The Hornets are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.7% (25 of 60) and they concede 35.0 boards per contest as a group. They give up 23.8% on 3-point shots while they are 217th in college in PPG from their opponents (74.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Santa Clara Broncos got the victory with a final of 95-72 when they faced Milwaukee. When discussing rebounds, Santa Clara permitted Milwaukee to get 38 in total (13 offensive). They finished the game shooting 26.9% from downtown by connecting on 7 of 26 and finished the game at 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). The Broncos permitted Milwaukee to knock down 24 of 64 tries from the floor which had them at 37.5% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Broncos shot 34 out of 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.6%. In relation to 3-pointers, Santa Clara knocked down 11 of 29 attempts (37.9%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Milwaukee committed 11 fouls for the contest which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 12 steals in the game. The Broncos recorded 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this matchup.

Jake Ensminger ended up being a major contributor for the Broncos in this matchup. He buried 6 of 7 for the game for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Santa Clara has a win-loss record of 2-0 for the campaign. The Broncos have committed 23.5 fouls every game and they shoot 83.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per game (19th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. Santa Clara has accounted for 184 points for the campaign and they snag 39.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncos are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 164th in college.

The Broncos on the defensive end are ranked 194th in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.0. They are able to force 16.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 37.0% from the floor (118th in college). The Santa Clara defense gives up 27.5% from downtown (14 of 51) and opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.5 assists and 40.0 boards every game, which is 124th and 293rd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento State

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