Santa Clara Broncos vs Portland Pilots Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs Portland Pilots

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Chiles Center in Portland, OR

TV: ESPN+

Chiles Center is the site where the Portland Pilots (7-6) will take on the Santa Clara Broncos (9-4) on Tuesday.

The Santa Clara Broncos took the court against Loyola and took a loss by a score of 80-78 in their last contest. Santa Clara wrapped up the game having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (27 out of 68) and buried 10 of 31 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Broncos converted 14 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 33 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 19 assists for the contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning defense, Santa Clara allowed the other team to go 49.1% from the field on 26 out of 53 shooting. Loyola earned 11 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. Moreover, Loyola snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Loyola walked away from this one shooting 78.3% at the free throw line by making 18 of 23 attempts. They converted 10 of 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Broncos ended up finishing with 21 while Loyola totaled 15 fouls.

Christian Hammond is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Santa Clara steps onto the hardwood with a record of 9-4 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Santa Clara is grabbing 37.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 236 assists on the campaign, which ranks 22nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Broncos are shooting 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc (122 of 390) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.1 points per contest (146th in college) on 44.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Broncos are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They rank 273rd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 188 surrendered for the year. The Broncos defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.4% (307 of 707) and they relinquish 32.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 30.9% on 3-pointers and they are 114th in college in points per game from their opponents (70.4).

The last time they took the court, the Portland Pilots went home defeated by a final of 79-61 when they played UC Santa Barbara. Concerning rebounds, Portland permitted UC Santa Barbara to grab 30 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 48.3% from three-point range by hitting 14 out of 29 and ended up going 5 out of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). The Pilots permitted UC Santa Barbara to knock down 30 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.6% for the matchup. In all, the Pilots finished the game shooting 25 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. In the matter of three-point shots, Portland made 4 of 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to knock down 7 of those for a percentage of 63.6%. UC Santa Barbara committed 10 personal fouls in this game which got the Pilots to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. The Pilots were able to snag 16 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 26 in this contest.

James O'Donnell was important for the Pilots in the game. He totaled 15 points in his 22 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 6 of 9 in this game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 1 rebound.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 7-6 for the year. The Pilots are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.2 times per game (17th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 15.3 times per contest. Portland has totaled 1,062 pts on the season (81.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Pilots are shooting 50.0% from the field, which ranks them 30th in Division 1.

The Pilots on defense are ranked 333rd in college in points allowed per game with 81.9. They have forced 13.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the floor (237th in college hoops). The Portland defense gives up 35.0% on 3-pointers (142 of 406) and their opponents are making 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 18.2 assists and 33.0 boards per game, which is 356th and 110th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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