Pacific Tigers vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

Leavey Center is where the Santa Clara Broncos (14-9) will play the Pacific Tigers (6-17) on Saturday.

The Pacific Tigers faced off with Pepperdine and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-44 in their last contest. Pacific ended the contest having earned a 28.0% field goal percentage (14 of 50) and made 3 of their 20 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Tigers buried 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 36 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 7 assists in this matchup as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Pacific let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the floor on 19 of 57 shooting. Pepperdine recorded 10 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Moreover, Pepperdine pulled down 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Pepperdine finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by making 20 of 25 tries. They buried 2 out of their 10 tries from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 20 and Pepperdine finished the game with 19 fouls.

Elijah Fisher is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He accumulated 19 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and also totaled 7 rebounds. He ended up going 40.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Pacific heads into this game with a record of 6-17 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Pacific is pulling in 35.8 boards per game and has accumulated 308 dimes for the year, which is 122nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 29.6% on shots from beyond the arc (151 of 510) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They average 70.5 pts per game (274th in college) while going 43.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Tigers are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They give up 35.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 284th in D-1 in opponents points per game (75.4). The Tigers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (589 of 1,331) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 359th in D-1 in giving up assists with 359 conceded this year.

For their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos went home defeated by a final of 67-54 when they faced St. Mary's. In regard to rebounding, Santa Clara permitted St. Mary's to get 36 in all (16 offensive). They finished 30.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 26 and ended up shooting 9 out of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Broncos permitted St. Mary's to bury 25 of 62 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 40.3% for this contest. In all, the Broncos shot 18 out of 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.3%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Santa Clara made 8 of their 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. St. Mary's earned 10 fouls for this contest which took the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Broncos corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 22 in this game.

Carlos Stewart ended up being a factor for the Broncos for the game. He converted 7 out of 13 in the game for a rate of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court and earned 3 assists in the matchup.

Santa Clara has a record of 14-9 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Broncos are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 118th in the nation. Santa Clara has tallied 1,830 pts so far this season (79.6 per game) and they average 37.7 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 16.0 times per game (55th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest. The Broncos are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the charity stripe.

The Santa Clara defense allows 31.4% on 3-point shots (174 of 554) and their opponents are converting on 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.2 assists and 34.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 321st and 153rd in D-1. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 263rd in college in points given up per game with 74.3. They have forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (223rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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