Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

Leavey Center is the location where the Santa Clara Broncos (7-1) will attempt to defeat the Utah Tech Trailblazers (5-5) on Wednesday.

The Utah Tech Trailblazers played UC Riverside and earned the victory with a final of 77-69 in their last game. Utah Tech walked away from the game having earned a 52.8% field goal percentage (28 of 53) and converted 6 of their 15 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trailblazers made 15 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 24 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 assists in this matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to defense, Utah Tech allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 26 out of 52 shooting. UC Riverside distributed 8 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. In addition, UC Riverside grabbed 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UC Riverside shot 70.6% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 17 attempts. They also knocked down 5 of 19 shots from long range. In regard to fouls, the Trailblazers ended up with 15 and UC Riverside totaled 15 fouls.

Ethan Potter is one player who played a role for the contest. He finished 57.9% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played 31 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He was able to score 26 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Utah Tech steps onto the hardwood with a record of 5-5 for the campaign. They have an average of 77.8 points per outing (180th in the country) while connecting on 45.7% from the floor. The Trailblazers are shooting 28.3% on 3-point shots (69 of 244) and 71.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah Tech is grabbing 36.0 boards per game and has tallied 126 assists on the year, which is 97th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Trailblazers are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 27.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 170th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (72.5). The Trailblazers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.1% (260 of 603) and they surrender 37.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 263rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 113 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 86-75 when they faced Minnesota. The Broncos earned 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. Minnesota had 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Santa Clara buried 16 of 31 tries (51.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Broncos finished the game shooting 31 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4%. The Broncos permitted Minnesota to convert 24 out of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6% for the game. They shot 29.2% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 24 and ended up shooting 20 of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Santa Clara allowed Minnesota to grab 30 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Christian Hammond was important for the Broncos for this contest. He recorded 20 points in his 26 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the game. He made 8 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a win-loss mark of 7-1 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncos are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is 152nd in the country. Santa Clara has totaled 647 points so far this year (80.9 per game) and they pull in 39.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.4 times per contest (35th in the country) and they turn it over 10.5 times per game. The Broncos are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per game while shooting 67.2% from the charity stripe.

The Broncos on defense are ranked 30th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 64.4. They are able to force 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (44th in the nation). The Santa Clara defense allows 27.7% on 3-point attempts (44 of 159) and opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 13.8 dimes and 32.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 214th and 85th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah Tech

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