Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN

The Santa Clara Broncos (22-5) are welcoming the Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-2) at Leavey Center on Saturday.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs faced Washington State and went home with a win by a final score of 83-53 in their last contest. Gonzaga ended having earned a 54.8% field goal percentage (34 of 62) and knocked down 3 of their 13 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 12 of their 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and having 13 steals. When it comes to defending, Gonzaga allowed the other team to shoot 39.1% from the floor on 18 of 46 shooting. Washington State recorded 7 assists and had 7 steals for the game. On top of that, Washington State pulled down 21 rebounds (3 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Washington State finished 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 15 attempts. They made 5 of 24 tries from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 14 while Washington State totaled 12 fouls.

Graham Ike is one player who played a role for the game. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 80.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Gonzaga comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 24-2 for the season. They are averaging 87.4 pts per game (15th in Division 1) while hitting 51.3% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 34.9% on shots from downtown (175 of 502) and 69.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Gonzaga is collecting 41.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 478 dimes for the year, which ranks 3rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 14.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They relinquish 30.7% on shots from distance while they are 24th in D-1 in points per game allowed (66.5). The Bulldogs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.7% (593 of 1,494) and they relinquish 31.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 136th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 316 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos got the win with a final of 84-72 against Seattle. Concerning rebounds, Santa Clara permitted Seattle to pull down 31 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They went 45.5% from downtown by hitting 10 out of 22 and finished the game at 10 of 11 from the charity stripe (90.9%). The Broncos permitted Seattle to convert 26 out of 58 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.8% in this contest. Overall, the Broncos went 29 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 43.3%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Santa Clara converted 13 of 35 attempts (37.1%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 81.3%. Seattle committed 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Broncos to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They also gave up possession 3 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. The Broncos corralled 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 32 in this matchup.

Aleksandar Gavalyugov ended up having an impact for the Broncos in this game. He converted 7 of 12 in this matchup giving him a rate of 58.3%, and added 4 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and earned 2 assists for the contest.

Santa Clara has a win-loss record of 22-5 this year. The Broncos are responsible for committing 19.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.3 times per contest (32nd in college) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. Santa Clara has accounted for 2,257 points for the year (83.6 per contest) and they grab 36.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Broncos are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which ranks them 59th in college hoops.

The Broncos defensively are ranked 104th in the country in points given up per game with 71.1. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (205th in D-1). The Santa Clara defense surrenders 32.7% on three-point shots (183 of 560) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They allow 14.6 dimes and 32.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 269th and 63rd in the country.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Gonzaga

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