Santa Clara Broncos vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 1/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

Jenny Craig Pavilion is where the San Diego Toreros (3-10) will attempt to defeat the Santa Clara Broncos (9-5) on Thursday.

The Santa Clara Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against Pepperdine and earned the victory with a final of 91-80 in their last game. Santa Clara finished the contest having earned a 50.7% FG percentage (34 out of 67) and buried 15 out of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Broncos buried 8 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 22 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Santa Clara allowed the other team to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 30 of 67 shooting. Pepperdine earned 17 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, Pepperdine snagged 32 boards (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Pepperdine finished the contest at 100.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 12 tries. They also made 8 out of their 23 tries from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Broncos left the arena with 15 and Pepperdine had 12 personal fouls.

Adama Bal is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the game at 41.2% from the floor and also dished out 8 assists. He played 35 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Santa Clara steps onto the court with a mark of 9-5 for the year. They have an average of 80.2 pts per contest (83rd in college) while hitting 45.5% from the field. The Broncos are shooting 35.4% on three-point attempts (140 of 395) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Santa Clara is pulling down 38.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 230 assists this season, which ranks 25th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a team are committing 17.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Broncos have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They rank 301st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 198 surrendered so far this season. The Broncos are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (359 of 837) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 236th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the San Diego Toreros took a defeat with a final score of 68-55 against Grand Canyon. Concerning how they attacked the glass, San Diego permitted Grand Canyon to get 40 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 16.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 2 of 12 and finished the game at 36 out of 42 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Toreros allowed Grand Canyon to make 15 of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 27.8% in this game. When all was said and done, the Toreros ended up going 22 for 70 from the field which had them sitting at 31.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, San Diego buried 4 out of 25 tries (16.0%). They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a rate of 63.6%. Grand Canyon was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Toreros to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Toreros corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the contest.

Kjay Bradley Jr. was important for the Toreros in this contest. He had 20 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 8 of 17 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 1 rebound.

San Diego has a win-loss mark of 3-10 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Toreros are hitting on 40.7% from the field, which ranks 342nd in the nation. San Diego has accounted for 858 pts for the season (66.0 per game) and they collect 35.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.5 times per game (331st in the nation) and they turn it over 15.6 times per contest. The Toreros are committing 20.1 fouls every game and they connect on 70.0% from the free throw line.

The Toreros on the defensive side of the court are 226th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.8. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (164th in D-1). The San Diego defense allows 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (90 of 263) and their opposition knocks down 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.4 assists and 37.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 134th and 317th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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