Santa Clara Broncos vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

Lawlor Events Center is the location where the Nevada Wolf Pack (3-0) will attempt to defeat the Santa Clara Broncos (1-2) on Saturday.

The Santa Clara Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against North Dakota State and took a loss by a score of 88-80 in their last contest. Santa Clara ended with a 41.3% FG percentage (31 of 75) and converted 8 of their 37 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Broncos buried 10 of their 16 shots for a rate of 62.5%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 39 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Santa Clara allowed the other team to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 27 of 57 shooting. North Dakota State distributed 19 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In addition, North Dakota State pulled down 40 rebounds (5 offensive, 35 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Dakota State finished the game shooting 79.2% at the free throw line by making 19 of their 24 tries. They also made 15 of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Broncos walked away with 18 and North Dakota State finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Adama Bal is someone who had an impact in this contest. He walked away with 18 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and snagged 2 boards. He ended up shooting 44.4% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Santa Clara will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 1-2 this season. They turn it over 9.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Santa Clara is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 37 dimes so far this year, which ranks 248th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Broncos are shooting 28.6% on 3-pointers (30 of 105) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.7 points per contest (177th in Division 1) while hitting 41.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Broncos are able to force 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They give up 41.2% on 3-pointers while they are 326th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (82.3). The Broncos are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (80 of 171) and they surrender 38.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 316th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 50 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Nevada Wolf Pack got the victory with a final of 88-58 when they played Weber State. In relation to rebounding, Nevada allowed Weber State to pull down 32 in total (13 on the offensive side). They went 15.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 3 of 20 and finished the game at 25 out of 34 at the free throw line (73.5%). The Wolf Pack permitted Weber State to knock down 15 of 54 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 27.8% for the matchup. Overall, the Wolf Pack ended up going 29 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 56.9%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Nevada converted 12 of their 21 tries (57.1%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a percentage of 64.3%. Weber State was called for 23 personal fouls in this game which took the Wolf Pack to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They gave up possession 4 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Wolf Pack pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 for this contest.

Xavier DuSell was important for the Wolf Pack for the matchup. He recorded 17 points in his 25 mins of playing time and added 2 assists for this contest. He made 6 out of 9 for the contest for a rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Nevada has a record of 3-0 this season. As an offensive unit, the Wolf Pack are shooting 50.3% from the field, which is ranked 61st in the nation. Nevada has 242 points for the campaign (80.7 per game) and they grab 36.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 16.3 times per game (121st in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest. The Wolf Pack are committing 20.3 fouls per game while shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Nevada defense surrenders 29.9% on shots from beyond the arc (20 of 67) and their opposition knocks down 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 10.3 dimes and 32.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 88th and 95th in D-1. The Wolf Pack are ranked 66th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 62.0. They are forcing 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 34.7% from the field (24th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nevada

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