Santa Clara Broncos vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (14-4) will compete against the Santa Clara Broncos (12-6) at McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday.

The Santa Clara Broncos took the court against San Francisco and went home with a win by a final score of 77-54 in their last contest. Santa Clara finished with a 51.7% FG percentage (30 of 58) and made 9 of their 23 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Broncos knocked down 8 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 dimes in this contest while creating 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In relation to defending, Santa Clara allowed their opponent to shoot 35.0% from the floor on 21 of 60 shooting. San Francisco totaled 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Additionally, San Francisco collected 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. San Francisco walked away from this one shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of their 12 shots. They also made 6 of 32 tries from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Broncos ended up walking away with 15 while San Francisco totaled 16 personal fouls.

Carlos Stewart is a guy who was important in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes. He played 32 minutes and totaled 5 boards. He totaled 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Santa Clara heads into this contest with a record of 12-6 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Santa Clara is pulling in 38.9 boards per game and has tallied 292 assists this season, which ranks 38th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Broncos are shooting 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (179 of 509) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 80.9 pts per contest (57th in the nation) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Broncos are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They concede 31.3% on 3-point shots while they are 266th in the country in points per game allowed (74.4). The Broncos defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (477 of 1,103) and they surrender 34.6 boards per game as a team. They are 304th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 260 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Gonzaga Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 88-75 when they played Washington State. The Bulldogs earned 15 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. Washington State committed 17 fouls in this contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 76.9%. In reference to three-point shots, Gonzaga converted 10 of 21 attempts (47.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.7%. The Bulldogs allowed Washington State to make 32 out of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.3% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 38.1% from downtown via 8 out of 21 and finished the game at 3 of 8 from the free throw line (37.5%). In relation to rebounding, Gonzaga permitted Washington State to grab 26 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Graham Ike pitched in for the Bulldogs in the game. He buried 8 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes for the matchup.

Gonzaga has a mark of 14-4 for the year. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 49.5% from the field, which is ranked 17th in Division 1. Gonzaga has accumulated 1,580 pts so far this season (87.8 per game) and they pull down 40.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.9 times per game (6th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.2 times per contest. The Bulldogs have committed 15.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.7% from the free throw line.

The Gonzaga defense gives up 28.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (130 of 457) and their opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.5 dimes and 32.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 138th and 83rd in those categories. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 121st in the country in PPG given up with 69.6. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (75th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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