UC Riverside Highlanders vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 11/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Riverside Highlanders vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

Provident Credit Union Event Center is the site where the San Jose State Spartans (1-1) will play the UC Riverside Highlanders (2-0) on Thursday.

The UC Riverside Highlanders faced Denver and notched a win by a score of 64-60 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Highlanders finished with 17 and Denver finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They made 4 out of their 20 shots from 3-point range. Denver ended up shooting 61.5% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 13 shots. Additionally, Denver had 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Denver totaled 9 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. With regard to the defense, UC Riverside let their opponent shoot 41.4% from the field on 24 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 35 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Highlanders made 12 of 19 tries for a rate of 63.2%. UC Riverside wrapped up the game with a 33.8% field goal percentage (22 out of 65) and converted 8 of their 25 shots from downtown.

Tyus Parrish-Tillman is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the court for 36 mins and also totaled 10 rebounds. He was able to score 30 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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UC Riverside comes into this one with a mark of 2-0 for the season. They cough up possession 7.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, UC Riverside is pulling in 44.0 boards per game and has totaled 38 dimes so far this season, which ranks 157th in the nation in terms of passing. The Highlanders are connecting on 38.9% on three-point attempts (21 of 54) and 51.0% from the free throw line. They average 87.0 points per game (109th in the nation) while connecting on 46.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Highlanders are able to force 19.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.5 fouls. They rank 15th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 15 conceded on the year. The Highlanders are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 33.9% (39 of 115) and they concede 41.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 23.7% on 3-pointers and they rank 20th in college hoops in PPG allowed (53.5).

For their last game, the San Jose State Spartans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-79 against UC Irvine. The Spartans pulled down 14 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 9 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. UC Irvine committed 13 fouls in this game which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. Concerning three-point shots, San Jose State converted 13 of their 32 attempts (40.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spartans shot 29 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. The Spartans allowed UC Irvine to make 33 of 63 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.4% in this game. They finished 31.6% from distance by going 6 of 19 and finished the game at 19 out of 27 from the free throw line (70.4%). With respect to attacking the glass, San Jose State permitted UC Irvine to snag 44 overall (15 on the offensive glass).

KJ Martin Jr. ended up having an impact for the Spartans for this contest. He recorded 14 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup. He buried 5 out of 7 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

San Jose State has a record of 1-1 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Spartans are connecting on 51.7% from the floor, which ranks 50th in Division 1. San Jose State has 174 pts on the season (87.0 per game) and they snag 33.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.5 times per game (61st in college) and they turn it over 16.0 times per contest. The Spartans have committed 18.5 fouls every game and they connect on 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 305th in the country in points per game surrendered with 82.5. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (304th in college hoops). The San Jose State defense concedes 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (18 of 53) and opponents are knocking down 67.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 16.0 dimes and 34.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 301st and 173rd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Riverside

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