Santa Clara Broncos vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 12/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Santa Clara Broncos (9-4) are headed to Gill Coliseum on Sunday where they will try to beat the Oregon State Beavers (7-6).

The Santa Clara Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against Loyola and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-78 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Broncos walked away with 21 and Loyola recorded 15 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 27 tries from distance. Loyola finished shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 23 shots. Additionally, Loyola grabbed 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Loyola recorded 11 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. Pertaining to defending, Santa Clara let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in the matchup while creating 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected 33 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Broncos made 14 of 18 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Santa Clara wrapped up the game with a 39.7% FG percentage (27 of 68) and converted 10 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land.

Christian Hammond is someone who played a role for the game. He went 55.6% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 4 boards. He ended up with 25 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Santa Clara will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-4 for the season. They are averaging 79.1 points per outing (145th in the nation) while shooting 44.6% from the field. The Broncos are hitting 31.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (122 of 390) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Santa Clara is collecting 37.3 rebounds per game and has earned 236 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 22nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Broncos are able to force 14.1 turnovers every game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are 274th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 188 surrendered on the campaign. The Broncos defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.4% (307 of 707) and they concede 32.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 30.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 114th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.4).

For their last game, the Oregon State Beavers took home the win by a final score of 78-75 against Arizona State. The Beavers collected 22 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in the game. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. Arizona State committed 21 fouls in the game which took the Beavers to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 18 of them for a clip of 85.7%. In reference to shots from distance, Oregon State made 10 of their 28 tries (35.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Beavers shot 25 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.9%. The Beavers allowed Arizona State to bury 25 out of 56 attempts from the floor which had them at 44.6% in the game. They shot 21.1% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 19 and finished the contest at 21 out of 24 at the free throw line (87.5%). In relation to rebounds, Oregon State permitted Arizona State to collect 43 overall (13 offensive).

Josiah Lake II ended up being important for the Beavers in this matchup. He converted 5 of 9 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and totaled 9 dimes in the matchup.

Oregon State has a record of 7-6 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Beavers are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 257th in D-1. Oregon State has earned 952 pts this year (73.2 per game) and they collect 32.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per contest (228th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Beavers commit 18.3 fouls per game and they go 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Oregon State defense gives up 30.3% on 3-pointers (94 of 310) and their opponents are making 73.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.6 dimes and 35.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 127th and 238th in college hoops. The Beavers are ranked 177th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 72.8. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (115th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon State

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