Bradley vs Santa Clara Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/14/24

The Bradley Braves and the Santa Clara Broncos meet Saturday in college basketball action from Lee’s Family Forum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Bradley vs. Santa Clara prediction.

Bradley Recap

The Bradley Braves come into this one looking to build on their 83-60 win over Southern Illinois last time out. After this game, Bradley will head home for a matchup with San Francisco.

Bradley Looking For 8th Straight Win

Duke Deen leads the Braves in scoring and assists with 13.8 PPG and 4.7 APG along with 3 RPG while Zek Montgomery has 13.8 PPG with 3.1 RPG and 2.1 APG. Darius Hannah has 12.9 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead the Braves in rebounding while Almar Atlason has 11.1 PPG and Christian Davis has 10.3 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 2.6 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Bradley up to this point in the year. As a team, Bradley is averaging 83.6 PPG on 51.1% shooting from the field, 45.3% from three, and 72.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bradley Braves will win

• Bradley has won each of its last seven games.

Santa Clara Recap

The Santa Clara Broncos come into this game looking to build on an 81-66 win over Fresno State last time out. After this game, Santa Clara will head home to take on Kennesaw State.

Broncos Win Back-To-Back Games

Elijah Mahi leads the Broncos in scoring with 12.2 PPG while Adama-Alpha Bal has 12 PPG. Christoph Tilly has 11.7 PPG with 4.1 RPG while Carlos Stewart Jr. has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 2.4 APG and 1.6 SPG to cap off the scoring in double-figures for Santa Clara up to this point in the year as the Broncos’ leading assist man. Johnny O’Neil has a team-high 5.7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Santa Clara is averaging 75.6 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three, and 75.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Santa Clara Broncos will win

• Santa Clara has won each of its last three games when playing with a rest disadvantage.

Bradley vs. Santa Clara Prediction

I’m on Bradley here. I just like the makeup of this Braves team as Bradley is always a competitive mid-major every year it seems like. Santa Clara is battle-tested with quite a few tough games under their belt, but Bradley’s not going to be any easier and the Broncos have fallen short in a lot of those games as well. Give me Bradley and the points.