San Francisco Dons vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: CBSSN

Leavey Center is the site where the Santa Clara Broncos (17-5) will compete against the San Francisco Dons (13-9) on Wednesday.

The San Francisco Dons took the court against Gonzaga and ended up losing by a score of 68-66 in their last contest. San Francisco finished the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 of 55) and converted 14 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Dons made 8 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 dimes for this game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defending, San Francisco allowed the other team to shoot 44.3% from the field on 27 of 61 shooting. Gonzaga recorded 10 assists and had 11 steals in this game. In addition, Gonzaga collected 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Gonzaga shot 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 22 tries. They also buried 3 out of their 18 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Dons finished with 18 and Gonzaga recorded 12 personal fouls.

Legend Smiley is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He walked away with 18 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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San Francisco will play this game with a record of 13-9 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Francisco is pulling in 38.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 317 assists for the year, which has them ranked 95th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Dons are shooting 35.9% on three-point attempts (211 of 588) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per contest (216th in the country) while going 44.3% from the field.

On defense, the Dons are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.5 fouls. They rank 179th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 272 relinquished so far this year. The Dons defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.1% (549 of 1,305) and they concede 32.8 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 31.0% on shots from downtown and they are 82nd in Division 1 in opponents points per game (69.7).

When they last played, the Santa Clara Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 85-73 against San Diego. The Broncos recorded 30 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game. They also turned it over 20 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. San Diego committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 52.9%. In relation to shooting from distance, Santa Clara made 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). In all, the Broncos walked away from this one shooting 33 for 52 from the field which had them sitting at 63.5%. The Broncos permitted San Diego to make 28 out of 71 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.4% for this game. They finished 13.0% from 3-point land by going 3 of 23 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In reference to team rebounding, Santa Clara allowed San Diego to grab 33 in total (15 offensive).

Bukky Oboye was important for the Broncos for the contest. He tallied 16 points in his 25 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest. He converted 6 out of 6 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a record of 17-5 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncos are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which is 88th in college hoops. Santa Clara has earned 1,814 pts on the campaign (82.5 per contest) and they average 36.6 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.5 times per contest (35th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. The Broncos have committed 19.7 fouls per contest and they go 72.1% from the free throw line.

The Santa Clara defense gives up 31.5% on three-point shots (147 of 466) and opponents are connecting on 73.1% of their foul shots. They allow 14.7 dimes and 32.0 boards per game, which ranks 275th and 54th in college. The Broncos are ranked 105th in the country in PPG allowed with 70.6. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (186th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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