San Francisco Dons vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

Leavey Center is the location where the Santa Clara Broncos (10-6) will attempt to defeat the San Francisco Dons (13-4) on Saturday.

The San Francisco Dons took the court against Washington State and took a loss by a score of 91-82 in their last contest. San Francisco ended the contest with a 41.8% FG percentage (28 out of 67) and made 10 of their 33 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Dons converted 16 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 69.6%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 31 with 13 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists in this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, San Francisco allowed the other team to go 49.0% from the field on 25 of 51 shooting. Washington State doled out 14 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Washington State pulled down 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Washington State shot 82.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 34 of 41 shots. They also converted 7 out of their 19 tries from 3-point land. In regard to personal fouls, the Dons ended up with 28 while Washington State accumulated 22 personal fouls.

Malik Thomas is one player who was a major contributor for the game. He accounted for 34 points on 12 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and collected 3 boards. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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San Francisco enters this contest with a record of 13-4 so far this season. They are averaging 77.8 pts per game (118th in college) while going 46.9% from the field. The Dons are hitting 35.8% on shots from downtown (157 of 439) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Francisco is grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 247 dimes on the season, which ranks 74th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Dons are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 fouls. They rank 68th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 172 conceded so far this year. The Dons are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (393 of 952) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 31.6% on shots from distance and they are 70th in college in PPG allowed (66.8).

The last time they took the court, the Santa Clara Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 81-80 when they played San Diego. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Santa Clara permitted San Diego to grab 31 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 22.7% from 3-point land by going 5 of 22 and finished the game at 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). The Broncos allowed San Diego to knock down 31 of 69 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Broncos finished shooting 26 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 44.8%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Santa Clara converted 12 out of 36 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 17 of those for a percentage of 73.9%. San Diego committed 18 fouls in the game which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 1 steal for the game. The Broncos pulled down 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the game.

Carlos Stewart ended up having an impact for the Broncos in the matchup. He buried 5 out of 10 in the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in this contest.

Santa Clara has a record of 10-6 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncos are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 147th in the nation. Santa Clara has tallied 1,298 pts on the year (81.1 per contest) and they pull down 38.9 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.4 times per contest (62nd in D-1) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per contest. The Broncos are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Broncos defensively are ranked 284th in college in PPG given up with 75.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the field (212th in college). The Santa Clara defense gives up 32.8% on three-point shots (126 of 384) and their opposition knocks down 69.1% of their foul shots. They allow 14.3 assists and 34.6 total boards per game, ranking them 274th and 194th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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