Santa Clara (11-6) vs San Francisco (14-4)
Game Info: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm (Leavey Center)
The Line: Betting Odds: Santa Clara -3 — Over/Under: 152
The San Francisco Dons are visiting the Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday, January 11th at the Leavey Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Francisco Dons vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction. We will examine:
The Santa Clara Broncos’ recent form and player performance
The San Francisco Dons’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Santa Clara Broncos
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Francisco Dons
Recent betting trends in games played between San Francisco Dons and Santa Clara Broncos
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the San Francisco Dons vs Santa Clara Broncos game
Santa Clara Broncos Preview
The Santa Clara Broncos have an 11-6 record this season and are sitting in the 5th place on the West Coast. The Broncos are coming off an 82-81 win against Oregon State. The Broncos are 7-10 against the spread, and 10-7 in over/under, while they have a 6-2 home record.
Offensively, Santa Clara is averaging 81.2 points per game, which ranks 60th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 75.6 points per game (290th). The Broncos shoot 46% from the field (132nd) and 35% from beyond the arc (122nd). The Broncos shoot 72.1% from the free throw line (169th) and are grabbing 38.9 rebounds per game (59th).
Adama Bal leads Santa Clara in scoring this season, with an average of 13.9 points, while Christoph Tilly adds 12.4 points and 4.6 rebounds.
San Francisco Dons Preview
The San Francisco Dons have a 14-4 record this season and are sitting in the third place in the West Coast. The Dons are coming off an 81-72 win over Portland. The Dons are 7-9-1 against the spread, and 9-8 in over/under, while they have a 1-2 road record.
Offensively, San Francisco is averaging 77.9 points per game, which ranks 111th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 67.1 points per game (74th). The Dons shoot 47.1% from the field (84th) and 35.9% from beyond the arc (81st). The Dons shoot 68.7% from the free-throw line (274th) and are grabbing 36.4 rebounds per game (171st).
Malik Thomas leads San Francisco in scoring this season, with 20.3 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Marcus Williams adds 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and a team-high 4.2 assists.
Why the Santa Clara Broncos will win
- Santa Clara has won eight of its last nine games.
- Santa Clara has won the first half in eight of its last nine games at Leavey Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Why the San Francisco Dons will win
- San Francisco has won 10 of its last 12 games.
- San Francisco has won the first half in six of its last seven day games against the West Coast Conference.
Matchup/League Facts
- Santa Clara ranks 31st among Division 1 teams for three-point field goal attempts per game this season (28.6).
- Santa Clara ranks T33rd among Division 1 teams for three-point field goals made per game this season (10.0).
- San Francisco ranks 27th among Division 1 teams for opponent assists per game this season (10.3).
- San Francisco ranks 30th among Division 1 teams for opponent assist-to-turnover ratio this season (0.76).
San Francisco Dons vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction
San Francisco is 7-3 in their last 10 meetings against Santa Clara, while Santa Clara is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 meetings. Over/under is 4-6 in their last 10 meetings, and in their most recent meeting last season, San Francisco won 97-94 in overtime at home, not covering the spread, as the game went over the total. In this San Francisco Dons vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, Santa Clara is coming as -3 home favorites. Both teams have been playing very good basketball this season and both have been involved in high-scoring games lately, as they are 11-0 to the over in their last 11 games combined. Expect another high-scoring affair, and take the over.