Milwaukee vs Santa Clara Prediction 11/4/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

Milwaukee vs Santa Clara Prediction

In this Milwaukee vs Santa Clara Prediction, Santa Clara is coming as -17.5 home favorites. Santa Clara is projected as #69 for the upcoming College Basketball Season after reaching the NCAA Tournament last season. The Broncos have enough returning talent to challenge for the conference title again, but they need to replace most of their scoring in order to do so. On the flip side, Milwaukee is projected as #230 for the upcoming College Basketball Season. The Panthers will need to overcome roster turnover and establish a reliable offense to be competitive this year and improve after last season’s 12 wins. They were terrible on the road and defensively last season, ranking all the way down to the bottom-45 of the country and will face a Santa Clara team that was dominating offensively, ranking on the top-40 of the nation in points per game and had a +10 point differential throughout the whole season. The Panthers were also terrible against the spread with a 12-19 ATS record, so I like the home team in this matchup. Take Santa Clara and lay the points at home.

Santa Clara Broncos Preview

The Santa Clara Broncos finished last season with a 26-9 overall record and had a 15-3 conference record and were placed 3rd in the WCC. They had a 14-1 home record and a 8-3 road record.

Offensively, they averaged 82.9 points per game (ranking 38th in the nation), while allowing 72.9 points per game defensively (148th). They had a 118.7 offensive rating (ranking 28th) and a 104.4 defensive rating (112th). The Broncos shot with 46.6% from the field (ranking 87th in the nation) and 34.7% from beyond the arc (146th), while grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game (149th in the nation) and averaging 16.8 assists per game (33rd). They had 3.7 blocks per game (122nd in the nation) and 8.9 steals per game (18th).

Christian Hammond led Santa Clara in scoring, with an average of 15.6 ppg on 48.4% shooting from the field, adding 3.0 rebounds while shooting 78.7% from the free throw line. Elijah Mahi followed with 14.1 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field and 4.7 rebounds per game, while Allen Graves added 11.8 ppg on 51.2% shooting from the field and 6.5 rebounds per game.

Milwaukee Panthers Preview

The Milwaukee Panthers finished last season with a 12-20 overall record and had a 8-12 conference record and were placed 8th in the Horizon. They had a 8-6 home record and a 3-14 road record.

Offensively, they averaged 76.3 points per game (ranking 167th in the nation), while allowing 79.6 points per game defensively (323rd). They had a 109.7 offensive rating (ranking 174th) and a 114.6 defensive rating (334th). The Panthers shot with 44.4% from the field (ranking 230th in the nation) and 32.3% from beyond the arc (280th), while grabbing 36.0 rebounds per game (137th in the nation) and averaging 13.3 assists per game (220th). They had 2.9 blocks per game (253rd in the nation) and 6.8 steals per game (166th).

Seth Hubbard led Milwaukee in scoring, with an average of 16.6 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field, adding 3.3 rebounds while shooting 75.8% from the free throw line. Amar Augillard followed with 12.6 ppg on 39.1% shooting from the field and 2.6 rebounds per game, while Danilo Jovanovich added 12.4 ppg on 59.5% shooting from the field and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Milwaukee Panthers @ Santa Clara Broncos Betting Trends: November 4, 2026

Why the Santa Clara Broncos will win

• Santa Clara has won each of its last 11 night games at Leavey Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Milwaukee has lost each of its last seven road night games against non-Conference opponents.
• Milwaukee has lost the first half in each of its last six Wednesday night games against non-Conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Thirteen of Milwaukee’s last 14 Wednesday games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 160 or fewer points.
• Five of Santa Clara’s last six night games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 159 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Santa Clara ranks T38th among Division 1 teams for three-point field goal attempts per game this season (33.0).

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Santa Clara -17.5