Idaho State Bengals vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Idaho State Bengals vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

Leavey Center is the location where the Santa Clara Broncos (3-0) will play the Idaho State Bengals (2-1) on Tuesday.

The Idaho State Bengals faced off with Seattle and took a loss by a final of 83-74 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Bengals ended up finishing with 15 while Seattle finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also buried 11 of 20 tries from beyond the arc. Seattle shot 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 13 tries. Additionally, Seattle grabbed 22 boards (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Seattle dished out 18 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. When it comes to the defense, Idaho State allowed the other team to shoot 62.0% from the floor on 31 of 50 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 26 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Bengals buried 12 of their 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Idaho State ended the contest with a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 out of 58) and converted 8 of 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Caleb Van De Griend is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Idaho State heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 2-1 for the season. They are averaging 69.7 points per contest (303rd in Division 1) while going 44.2% from the field. The Bengals are shooting 31.1% on shots from downtown (23 of 74) and 63.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Idaho State is grabbing 34.3 boards per contest and has 37 dimes for the season, which ranks 261st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 13.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bengals are forcing 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 291st in college in giving up assists with 64 conceded for the campaign. The Bengals defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 53.1% (113 of 213) and they concede 24.3 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 46.8% on shots from distance while they are 197th in college in points per game allowed (73.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Santa Clara Broncos got the victory with a final of 98-83 against Nevada. The Broncos were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Nevada earned 16 fouls in this contest which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 62.5%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Santa Clara knocked down 12 of 25 attempts (48.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Broncos went 38 for 61 from the floor which had them at 62.3%. The Broncos allowed Nevada to knock down 26 out of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8% for this contest. They finished 50.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 14 and ended up shooting 24 of 28 from the free throw line (85.7%). Concerning rebounding, Santa Clara permitted Nevada to get 25 in all (11 offensive).

Christian Hammond was important for the Broncos for the contest. He had 27 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this game. He made 11 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a win-loss record of 3-0 so far this year. The Broncos are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per game and they connect on 61.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.0 times per contest (59th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.7 times per contest. Santa Clara has accumulated 249 points this season (83.0 per game) and they pull down 45.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncos are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is 147th in the country.

The Santa Clara defense concedes 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (23 of 75) and opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 31.5 total boards per game, which is 261st and 77th in D-1. The Broncos on defense are ranked 98th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 67.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (79th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Idaho State

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