North Dakota State vs Santa Clara Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/13/24

The North Dakota State Bison and the Santa Clara Broncos meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Leavey Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a North Dakota State vs. Santa Clara prediction.

North Dakota State Recap

The North Dakota State Bison come into this game looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after an 86-81 loss to Cal State Bakersfield last time out. After this game, North Dakota State will head on the road for a date with Southern Illinois.

Bison Looking To Bounce Back

Jacari White leads the Bison in scoring with 23.7 PPG along with 4 RPG while Tajavis Miller has 12 PPG with 3.7 RPG. Noah Feddersen has 10.3 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3 APG while Treyson Anderson has 10 PPG with 9 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures up to this point in the year. Jacksen Moni also has 9.5 PPG with 4 RPG and 5 APG as well on the year. As a team, North Dakota State is averaging 81.7 PPG on 49.4% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three, and 70.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Dakota State Bison will win

• North Dakota State has won each of its last three night games against the West Coast Conference.
• Santa Clara has lost six of its last eight games when playing with a rest advantage.

Santa Clara Recap

The Santa Clara Broncos come into this one looking to bounce back from an 81-74 loss at the hands of Arizona State last time out. After this game, Santa Clara will head on the road to take on Nevada.

Broncos Looking For Rebound

Adama-Alpha Bal has a team-high 17.5 PPG along with 2.5 RPG and 3 APG while Elijah Mahi has 14.5 PPG with 2.5 APG and 2.5 SPG and Christoph Tilly has 13.5 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Broncos on the glass. Camaron Tongue has 12 PPG with 6 RPG and Carlos Stewart Jr. has 10 PPG with 3 RPG and team-highs of 3.5 APG and 3 SPG to lead the Broncos in assists and steals while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Santa Clara so far this season. As a team, Santa Clara is averaging 79.5 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three, and 75% from the foul line this season.

Why the Santa Clara Broncos will win

• Santa Clara has won 26 of its last 28 night games at Leavey Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• North Dakota State has lost each of its last six road games against non-conference opponents.

North Dakota State vs. Santa Clara Prediction

I’m on North Dakota State and the points here. I get why Santa Clara would be favored, but this line feels a little bit thick to give up to a North Dakota State team that’s been competitive in all of their action so far this season. The Bison are more than capable of keeping this one respectable, so give me the Bison and the points.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: North Dakota State +16.5