Kennesaw State Owls vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 12/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kennesaw State Owls vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Santa Clara Broncos (6-5) are welcoming the Kennesaw State Owls (7-3) at Leavey Center on Wednesday.

The Kennesaw State Owls faced off with Georgia State and walked away with a win by a score of 81-77 in their last game. Kennesaw State walked away from the game with a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 61) and made 9 out of their 29 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Owls converted 20 of 27 tries for a percentage of 74.1%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to defense, Kennesaw State let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 26 out of 65 shooting. Georgia State earned 15 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Georgia State snagged 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia State finished shooting 64.0% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 25 attempts. They converted 9 of 24 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Owls ended up walking away with 19 and Georgia State recorded 22 personal fouls.

Adrian Wooley is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 28 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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Kennesaw State will play this game with a record of 7-3 this season. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Kennesaw State is pulling in 43.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 145 assists so far this season, which ranks 215th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Owls are shooting 32.6% on 3-point shots (91 of 279) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.3 points per game (84th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are 98th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 123 relinquished for the campaign. The Owls defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 38.3% (246 of 642) and they surrender 36.9 boards per game as a team. They give up 26.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 188th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (71.3).

In their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos took home the win by a final score of 84-74 against Bradley. The Broncos were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. Bradley was called for 19 fouls in this contest which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Santa Clara knocked down 12 of 24 attempts (50.0%). In all, the Broncos walked away from this one shooting 27 for 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2%. The Broncos permitted Bradley to make 25 of 56 tries from the field which had them at 44.6% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 38.5% from behind the 3-point line via 10 of 26 and ended up going 14 out of 16 at the charity stripe (87.5%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Santa Clara permitted Bradley to snag 26 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Elijah Mahi ended up having an impact for the Broncos in the game. He totaled 23 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes in the matchup. He made 8 of 17 for this contest for a rate of 47.1%, and had 4 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a win-loss record of 6-5 on the campaign. The Broncos have committed 17.3 fouls per contest while shooting 75.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.3 times per contest (176th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. Santa Clara has tallied 840 pts for the season (76.4 per game) and they average 39.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Broncos are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks 235th in the country.

The Santa Clara defense surrenders 33.7% from downtown (90 of 267) and their opponents are knocking down 67.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.8 dimes and 35.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 248th and 228th in the country. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 211th in the country in PPG given up with 72.0. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (159th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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