San Diego Toreros vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Toreros vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

Leavey Center is where the Santa Clara Broncos (15-9) will meet the San Diego Toreros (4-20) on Saturday.

The San Diego Toreros played Loyola Marymount and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-62 in their last game. San Diego ended the contest having earned a 27.5% FG percentage (19 out of 69) and converted 2 of their 18 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Toreros buried 22 of their 25 tries for a rate of 88.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 42 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 5 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to the defense, San Diego allowed the other team to go 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. Loyola Marymount dished out 12 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Moreover, Loyola Marymount had 41 boards (7 offensive, 34 defensive), but didn't have a block. Loyola Marymount shot 65.7% at the charity stripe by converting 23 of 35 shots. They also converted 7 of 16 shots from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Toreros ended up with 23 while Loyola Marymount totaled 19 fouls.

Joey Chammaa is a guy who was important for the contest. He ended up going 30.0% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He played 31 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 3 of 10 shooting.

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San Diego steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 4-20 for the year. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.3 fouls every game. As a team, San Diego is snagging 35.1 boards per game and has 263 assists so far this year, which is 319th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Toreros are shooting 27.9% on 3-pointers (147 of 526) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They average 68.2 points per contest (317th in the nation) on 40.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Toreros are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on 3-pointers and they are 323rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (77.5). The Toreros defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.6% (603 of 1,352) and they surrender 37.6 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 305th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 336 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 83-49 against Pacific. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Santa Clara permitted Pacific to grab 22 in total (7 offensive). They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Broncos allowed Pacific to make 17 of 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 31.5% in this matchup. In all, the Broncos ended up shooting 31 out of 56 from the field which had them sitting at 55.4%. Regarding shooting from distance, Santa Clara made 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.6%. Pacific had 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Broncos earned 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup.

Christoph Tilly pitched in for the Broncos in this matchup. He converted 7 of 9 in the matchup for a rate of 77.8%, and had 6 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 23 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists in the matchup.

Santa Clara has a win-loss record of 15-9 on the season. As an offense, the Broncos are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which is 96th in D-1. Santa Clara has accounted for 1,913 pts so far this season (79.7 per game) and they grab 37.6 boards per game. They are getting an assist 16.3 times per game (42nd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Broncos commit 16.6 fouls per contest and they go 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 235th in college in points per game surrendered with 73.3. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (190th in college). The Santa Clara defense gives up 31.4% on shots from distance (180 of 574) and their opposition makes 70.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 15.0 assists and 33.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 314th and 134th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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