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Santa Clara vs San Francisco Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 4th Betting Odds

Broncos vs Dons Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Santa Clara Broncos at San Francisco Dons
  • Where: San Francisco at War Memorial Gymnasium
  • Date: Saturday, February 4th
  • Betting Odds: Santa Clara +3, SANCLR +129 | SF -158 O/U 151.5

Broncos Preview:

Coming into today’s matchup, the Santa Clara Broncos are in the middle of a 3 game losing streak and have an overall record of 16-8. On the road, the Broncos will be playing their 6th game of the season, having gone 2-4. So far, the Broncos have been the underdog 10 times, going 4-6 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +3 underdogs on the spread.

Brandin Podziemski comes into today’s game as the Broncos’ leading scorer at 18.78 points per contest. Not only has Podziemski been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Santa Clara’s top rebounder at 8.0 boards per contest. Behind Podziemski, the team has benefited from the strong play of Carlos Stewart, who is second on the team in scoring at 15.33 points per game. Overall, he has hit 43.6% of his shots and is adding 2.29 boards per game.

Through 24 games, Santa Clara has been playing well on offense, averaging 78.1 points per game. Even though the team has been methodical with their pace, the Broncos’ shooters have been hot from outside, hitting 38.8% of their shots per game. This strong shooting percentage has equated to an average of 7.34 made 3’s per contest.

Dons Preview:

San Francisco will take the floor against the Broncos with an overall record of 15-10. So far this season, San Francisco has played 16 games at home, sitting with a record of 10-6. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Dons as the -3 point favorites. The Dons have been favored 12 times, going 9-3 straight up.

Khalil Shabazz comes into today’s game as the Dons’ leading scorer at 15.36 points per contest. Not only has Shabazz been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is San Francisco’s top rebounder at 5.52 boards per contest. Behind Shabazz, the team has benefited from the strong play of Tyrell Roberts, who is second on the team in scoring at 15.16 points per game. Overall, he has hit 44.9% of his shots and is adding 3.32 boards per game.

San Francisco comes into today’s matchup vs Santa Clara, looking to continue their strong offensive play, as they are averaging 77.1 points per game. Through 25 games, they have hit 45.7% of their field goal attempts. In terms of pace, the Dons have preferred to slow the game down, ranking 339th in possessions per game.

Free Spread Prediction: Santa Clara Broncos +3

In today’s matchup, our analysis has identified the best bet as an opportunity to bet on a road underdog. Coming into the game, the San Francisco Dons are the betting favorite with a point spread set at -3. However, we anticipate Santa Clara putting up a strong fight and see them covering the spread. It is likely, the the public is going to side heavily with the Dons as the favorite. But, we see this line being set too high and like the value of taking the Broncos to cover.