North Texas Mean Green vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 12/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, CA

TV: ESPN+

Kaiser Permanente Arena is the site where the Santa Clara Broncos (8-3) will take on the North Texas Mean Green (8-3) on Wednesday.

The North Texas Mean Green stepped onto the hardwood against South Alabama and took home the win by a score of 58-57 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Mean Green finished with 21 and South Alabama finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also knocked down 2 of their 11 shots from 3-point land. South Alabama went 68.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, South Alabama pulled down 26 rebounds (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. South Alabama distributed 7 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, North Texas let their opponent shoot 40.8% from the floor on 20 out of 49 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for this game while creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Mean Green converted 11 of 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. North Texas walked away from the game having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 of 56) and knocked down 9 of their 40 shots from distance.

Je'Shawn Stevenson is one player who played a role for the contest. He notched 22 points on 7 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 28.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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North Texas steps onto the hardwood with a record of 8-3 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, North Texas is collecting 34.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 149 assists this year, which ranks 228th in the country in terms of passing. The Mean Green are connecting on 33.0% on three-point shots (74 of 224) and 69.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 69.1 points per game (324th in Division 1) while hitting 43.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mean Green are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 28.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 20th in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.4). The Mean Green defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.7% (226 of 569) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 33rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 107 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Santa Clara Broncos walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-79 when they played Arizona State. When discussing rebounding, Santa Clara permitted Arizona State to pull down 29 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 47.6% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Broncos permitted Arizona State to convert 29 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.7% in the matchup. Overall, the Broncos went 27 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2%. In regard to three-point attempts, Santa Clara knocked down 11 of their 32 tries (34.4%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. Arizona State had 14 fouls for this contest which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 11 steals in the game. The Broncos corralled 16 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 21 for the game.

Christian Hammond ended up being a major contributor for the Broncos in this contest. He had 22 points in his 31 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes for this game. He made 6 of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Santa Clara has a win-loss record of 8-3 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 196th in college. Santa Clara has 887 points for the season (80.6 per game) and they grab 38.2 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 18.4 times per game (31st in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest. The Broncos are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls every game while shooting 68.2% from the free throw line.

The Broncos on defense are ranked 117th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 70.5. They have forced 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (174th in the country). The Santa Clara defense allows 31.5% on 3-point attempts (73 of 232) and their opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 15.1 dimes and 32.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 286th and 103rd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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