Santa Clara Broncos vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: PAC12

The Santa Clara Broncos (7-1) are hitting the road to Haas Pavilion on Saturday where they will play the California Golden Bears (2-5).

The Santa Clara Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against Menlo and earned the victory with a final of 106-59 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Broncos ended up with 16 and Menlo had 11 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 20 attempts from distance. Menlo walked away from this one shooting 81.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 21 tries. Moreover, Menlo grabbed 18 rebounds (4 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Menlo recorded 10 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. With regard to defense, Santa Clara allowed their opponent to shoot 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 24 dimes in the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 42 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Broncos converted 11 of 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Santa Clara finished the contest with a 54.9% FG percentage (39 of 71) and made 17 of 29 three-point shots.

Jalen Benjamin is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the game at 60.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 25 mins and collected 3 boards. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Santa Clara comes into this game with a mark of 7-1 for the season. They cough up possession 12.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Santa Clara is pulling down 41.5 boards per game and is sitting with 134 assists on the year, which has them ranked 13th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Broncos are shooting 36.5% on three-point attempts (69 of 189) and 64.4% from the free throw line. They average 80.5 points per contest (82nd in Division 1) while connecting on 48.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Broncos are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 289th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 102 relinquished on the campaign. The Broncos are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.9% (194 of 486) and they relinquish 31.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 32.8% on 3-pointers and they rank 123rd in college basketball in opponents points per game (68.0).

In their last game, the California Golden Bears took a defeat with a final score of 76-67 when they faced San Diego State. In relation to how they rebounded, California allowed San Diego State to collect 35 overall (7 offensive). They finished 26.3% from three-point range by going 5 out of 19 and finished the contest at 31 of 37 from the free throw line (83.8%). The Golden Bears allowed San Diego State to bury 20 out of 57 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 35.1% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Bears shot 23 for 72 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.9%. In the matter of three-point attempts, California converted 9 of their 38 tries (23.7%). They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 66.7%. San Diego State had 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Golden Bears were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the matchup.

Jaylon Tyson was important for the Golden Bears in this matchup. He racked up 23 points in his 41 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game. He made 9 out of 21 in this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

California has a mark of 2-5 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Golden Bears are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which ranks 253rd in the nation. California has scored 513 points on the year (73.3 per contest) and they grab 38.4 boards per game. They are getting an assist 9.1 times per contest (354th in college basketball) and they turn it over 14.4 times per contest. The Golden Bears have committed 19.7 fouls per game while shooting 73.2% from the free throw line.

The California defense gives up 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (50 of 145) and opponents are making 76.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.0 dimes and 29.3 boards every game, ranking them 18th and 12th in Division 1. The Golden Bears on the defensive side of the court are 233rd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 73.4. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (242nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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