Santa Clara Broncos vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego Toreros (9-12) will go up against the Santa Clara Broncos (16-5) at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Saturday.

The Santa Clara Broncos faced St. Mary's and took home the win by a score of 62-54 in their last contest. Santa Clara finished the contest having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (22 out of 54) and converted 3 out of their 14 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Broncos converted 15 of 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 35 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 7 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Santa Clara allowed the other team to shoot 31.6% from the floor on 18 out of 57 shooting. St. Mary's totaled 9 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Additionally, St. Mary's pulled down 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. St. Mary's ended up shooting 63.6% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 22 shots. They converted 4 of their 22 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Broncos ended up walking away with 22 and St. Mary's finished the game with 17 fouls.

Christian Hammond is one player who had an impact for this contest. He totaled 25 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up going 53.3% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Santa Clara enters this game with a record of 16-5 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 82.3 pts per contest (79th in Division 1) while going 46.4% from the field. The Broncos are connecting on 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (202 of 615) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Santa Clara is grabbing 36.5 boards per contest and has 364 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 13th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.6 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Broncos are able to force 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They give up 32.5% on three-point shots while they are 102nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.5). The Broncos defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.1% (508 of 1,152) and they relinquish 31.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 321st in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 312 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the San Diego Toreros got the win with a final of 96-92 against Washington State. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, San Diego permitted Washington State to get 31 overall (12 offensive). They finished 34.6% from downtown by shooting 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 25 at the charity stripe (84.0%). The Toreros permitted Washington State to convert 31 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% in the game. In all, the Toreros walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.1%. In relation to shooting from downtown, San Diego converted 15 of their 28 tries (53.6%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 53.8%. Washington State was called for 14 fouls for the contest which got the Toreros to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Toreros were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the contest.

Ty-Laur Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Toreros for this contest. He converted 12 out of 18 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 3 rebounds. He tallied 28 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists for this contest.

San Diego has a record of 9-12 on the season. The Toreros are committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they go 76.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.5 times per game (65th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest. San Diego has accumulated 1,601 pts on the year (76.2 per game) and they grab 31.7 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Toreros are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 204th in Division 1.

The Toreros are ranked 278th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 77.3. They have forced 14.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (301st in the nation). The San Diego defense allows 31.0% on 3-pointers (154 of 497) and their opponents are knocking down 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.2 assists and 36.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 301st and 297th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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