UC Riverside Highlanders vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Riverside Highlanders vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

Leavey Center is the location where the Santa Clara Broncos (1-2) will play the UC Riverside Highlanders (2-2) on Tuesday.

The UC Riverside Highlanders stepped onto the hardwood against La Sierra and notched a win by a score of 79-51 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Highlanders finished with 13 and La Sierra finished the game with 11 fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 18 tries from beyond the perimeter. La Sierra finished the game at 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 8 of 10 attempts. Additionally, La Sierra snagged 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. La Sierra doled out 10 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In relation to defending, UC Riverside allowed the other team to go 38.0% from the floor on 19 out of 50 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 46 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Highlanders converted 2 of 8 shots for a rate of 25.0%. UC Riverside wrapped up the game with a 44.8% field goal percentage (30 of 67) and buried 17 out of their 43 three-point attempts.

Barrington Hargress is a player who was a major contributor for the game. He notched 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and also grabbed 2 boards. He finished shooting 54.5% from the field and also earned 5 dimes.

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UC Riverside comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-2 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.5 fouls per game. As a team, UC Riverside is grabbing 36.8 boards per game and has earned 52 dimes this season, which has them ranked 98th in the country in terms of passing. The Highlanders are shooting 36.4% on three-point attempts (43 of 118) and 60.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.3 points per outing (223rd in D-1) while shooting 44.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Highlanders have forced 11.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 311th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 51 relinquished for the year. The Highlanders defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (109 of 238) and they surrender 36.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 30.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 242nd in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (74.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Santa Clara Broncos went home defeated by a final of 88-80 against North Dakota State. In the matter of rebounds, Santa Clara permitted North Dakota State to snag 40 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 46.9% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 15 of 32 and ended up going 19 out of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). The Broncos allowed North Dakota State to bury 27 of their 57 tries from the floor which left them shooting 47.4% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Broncos finished 31 out of 75 from the floor which had them shooting 41.3%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Santa Clara made 8 of 37 attempts (21.6%). They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 62.5%. North Dakota State was called for 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Broncos to the free throw line for 16 tries. They turned it over 7 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Broncos snagged 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest.

Adama Bal was important for the Broncos for the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 18 for this contest for a rate of 44.4%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 38 mins on the court and earned 3 assists for the matchup.

Santa Clara has a record of 1-2 so far this season. The Broncos commit 17.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.3 times per game (281st in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest. Santa Clara has earned 239 points for the campaign (79.7 per game) and they grab 37.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Broncos are connecting on 41.5% from the floor, which is 292nd in the nation.

The Santa Clara defense concedes 41.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (42 of 102) and opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 16.7 assists and 38.7 total rebounds per game, ranking them 331st and 300th in D-1. The Broncos defensively are ranked 327th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 82.3. They have forced 15.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (309th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UC Riverside

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