Santa Clara Broncos vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: PAC12

The Stanford Cardinal (2-0) will go up against the Santa Clara Broncos (2-0) at Maples Pavilion on Tuesday.

The Santa Clara Broncos took the court against Saint Francis and earned the victory with a final of 82-59 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Broncos finished with 15 and Saint Francis racked up 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 25 tries from three-point range. Saint Francis finished the game shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by making 8 of 16 shots. Furthermore, Saint Francis collected 20 rebounds (6 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Saint Francis earned 10 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, Santa Clara allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the floor on 22 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 46 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Broncos converted 6 of 13 attempts for a rate of 46.2%. Santa Clara wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.2% FG percentage (35 out of 67) and buried 6 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Carlos Marshall is a guy who came through for this contest. He notched 25 points on 10 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 20 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 83.3% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Santa Clara comes into this matchup with a record of 2-0 on the year. They cough up possession 16.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Santa Clara is snagging 46.0 boards per game and has racked up 36 assists for the year, which ranks 97th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Broncos are connecting on 30.4% on shots from distance (14 of 46) and 56.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.5 pts per contest (152nd in D-1) while connecting on 50.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Broncos have forced 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are ranked 98th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 20 conceded for the year. The Broncos are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.3% (46 of 120) and they concede 29.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 26.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 114th in the country in opponents points per game (64.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Stanford Cardinal got the win with a final of 91-73 against Sacramento State. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Stanford permitted Sacramento State to pull down 38 in total (13 offensive). They shot 29.4% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 34 and finished the game at 11 out of 16 at the charity stripe (68.8%). The Cardinal permitted Sacramento State to knock down 26 of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.2% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinal ended up shooting 39 for 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.7%. In regard to 3-pointers, Stanford knocked down 8 out of their 19 attempts (42.1%). They were able to bury 5 of those for a clip of 100.0%. Sacramento State committed 10 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cardinal to the free throw line for a total of 5 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Cardinal were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this matchup.

Brandon Angel ended up being a factor for the Cardinal in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 10 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 27 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Stanford has a win-loss record of 2-0 on the year. As an offensive team, the Cardinal are shooting 49.6% from the field, which ranks them 84th in D-1. Stanford has scored 179 points this season (89.5 per game) and they pull in 37.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 20.0 times per contest (27th in the country) and they are turning it over 7.0 times per game. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 13.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Cardinal are ranked 267th in college hoops in PPG given up with 76.0. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the floor (216th in college basketball). The Stanford defense gives up 30.6% on 3-point attempts (15 of 49) and opponents are connecting on 65.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.5 assists and 41.5 rebounds per game, ranking them 172nd and 313th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford

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