Stanford Cardinal vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 11/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Santa Clara Broncos (2-3) will take on the Stanford Cardinal (5-0) at Leavey Center on Saturday.

The Stanford Cardinal played Norfolk State and took home the win by a score of 70-63 in their last game. Stanford finished the game with a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 out of 56) and made 8 out of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Cardinal converted 24 of their 37 shots for a rate of 64.9%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 39 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defending, Stanford allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the field on 24 out of 54 shooting. Norfolk State doled out 5 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Norfolk State totaled 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Norfolk State finished the game shooting 90.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 11 shots. They also converted 5 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Cardinal ended up finishing with 14 while Norfolk State finished the game with 25 fouls.

Maxime Raynaud is someone who came through for the contest. He went 58.3% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 38 minutes and collected 10 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Stanford will enter this game with a record of 5-0 so far this year. They average 80.8 pts per game (134th in the nation) while hitting 44.3% from the field. The Cardinal are connecting on 33.6% on three-point attempts (47 of 140) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Stanford is snagging 37.6 boards per game and has accumulated 71 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 141st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 8.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cardinal are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.8 fouls. They currently rank 31st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 35 relinquished for the season. The Cardinal defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.0% (108 of 251) and they concede 28.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 28.9% from 3-point land while they are 39th in college basketball in opponents points per game (61.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Santa Clara Broncos took home the win by a final score of 96-54 when they played UC Riverside. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Santa Clara permitted UC Riverside to pull down 27 in all (15 offensive). They shot 12.9% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 4 of 31 and ended up shooting 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Broncos allowed UC Riverside to make 20 out of 68 attempts from the field which left them shooting 29.4% for the contest. In all, the Broncos finished 35 for 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 58.3%. In terms of three-point shots, Santa Clara knocked down 12 out of 22 tries (54.5%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a rate of 93.3%. UC Riverside earned 11 personal fouls in the game which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Broncos recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the matchup.

Christoph Tilly ended up being a major contributor for the Broncos in this contest. He earned 20 points in his 22 mins on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for this contest. He made 8 of 10 for the matchup for a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a record of 2-3 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Broncos are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which ranks them 223rd in the country. Santa Clara has tallied 394 points on the year (78.8 per game) and they grab 37.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.6 times per contest (269th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. The Broncos commit 18.0 fouls per contest and they go 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Broncos on defense are ranked 299th in college basketball in PPG given up with 77.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (255th in D-1). The Santa Clara defense allows 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (55 of 152) and their opposition knocks down 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 15.8 dimes and 36.2 total boards per game, which has them ranked 314th and 250th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford

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