North Dakota State Bison vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota State Bison vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

The North Dakota State Bison (1-2) are traveling to Leavey Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Santa Clara Broncos (1-1).

The North Dakota State Bison took the court against CSU Bakersfield and took a loss by a score of 86-81 in their last game. North Dakota State ended the contest having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (26 out of 50) and converted 9 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bison made 20 of 25 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 22 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 15 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of the defense, North Dakota State allowed their opponent to shoot 56.6% from the field on 30 out of 53 shooting. CSU Bakersfield distributed 5 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Moreover, CSU Bakersfield had 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. CSU Bakersfield went 66.7% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 18 attempts. They made 4 of their 15 attempts from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Bison walked away with 15 and CSU Bakersfield recorded 16 fouls.

Jacari White is one guy who came through for the contest. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played for 32 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished 46.2% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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North Dakota State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 1-2 for the year. They are averaging 81.7 pts per game (144th in the country) while going 49.4% from the floor. The Bison are connecting on 35.5% on 3-pointers (33 of 93) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a team, North Dakota State is grabbing 32.7 boards per game and has accounted for 46 dimes on the campaign, which is 53rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 6.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 12.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bison are able to force 7.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 233rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.0). The Bison defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.9% (85 of 174) and they surrender 31.0 boards per game as a team. They are 103rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 22 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Santa Clara Broncos took a defeat with a final score of 81-74 when they played Arizona State. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Santa Clara allowed Arizona State to grab 36 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 41.7% from three-point range by going 15 out of 36 and ended up going 18 of 27 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Broncos allowed Arizona State to convert 24 out of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Broncos ended up shooting 27 for 66 from the floor which had them shooting 40.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Santa Clara made 10 of 33 attempts (30.3%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Arizona State committed 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They also coughed it up 7 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. The Broncos earned 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 32 for this game.

Elijah Mahi ended up being a major contributor for the Broncos for the contest. He scored 19 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in this game. He made 8 of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a record of 1-1 on the year. The Broncos commit 17.0 fouls per game and they hit 75.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per game (248th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.5 times per game. Santa Clara has accounted for 159 pts so far this season (79.5 per contest) and they collect 36.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Broncos are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 286th in the nation.

The Santa Clara defense surrenders 38.6% from downtown (27 of 70) and their opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 15.5 assists and 37.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 303rd and 265th in college hoops. The Broncos are ranked 297th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 79.5. They have forced 16.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (291st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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