Santa Clara Broncos vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: ESPN+

Beasley Coliseum is the site where the Washington State Cougars (11-14) will attempt to defeat the Santa Clara Broncos (20-5) on Saturday.

The Santa Clara Broncos took the court against Pacific and took home the win by a score of 71-56 in their last game. Santa Clara wrapped up the contest with a 44.1% field goal percentage (26 of 59) and converted 8 of 30 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Broncos converted 11 of 19 tries for a rate of 57.9%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 13 assists in this game in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. Concerning the defense, Santa Clara allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 21 of 49 shooting. Pacific doled out 11 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Pacific grabbed 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pacific finished 64.7% from the free throw line by converting 11 of 17 attempts. They also buried 3 out of their 11 attempts from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Broncos walked away with 17 while Pacific totaled 16 fouls.

Jake Ensminger is one guy who had an impact for this game. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and also collected 6 boards. He ended up with 13 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Santa Clara enters this one with a win-loss mark of 20-5 for the year. They are averaging 83.1 pts per game (56th in D-1) while going 47.3% from the field. The Broncos are shooting 33.6% from downtown (244 of 727) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Santa Clara is pulling in 36.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 433 dimes for the season, which is 11th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per game and as a team are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Broncos are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.2% on three-point shots while they are 84th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.2). The Broncos defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.9% (604 of 1,376) and they surrender 32.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 322nd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 357 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Washington State Cougars took a loss by a final score of 74-64 when they played Oregon State. The Cougars were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 1 steal for the contest. Oregon State committed 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They were able to convert 20 of them for a rate of 76.9%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington State buried 10 of their 31 tries (32.3%). Overall, the Cougars shot 17 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.1%. The Cougars allowed Oregon State to knock down 25 of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.1% in this game. They shot 23.5% from downtown by connecting on 4 of 17 and finished the contest at 20 out of 27 from the charity stripe (74.1%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Washington State allowed Oregon State to collect 39 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Ace Glass lll ended up being a factor for the Cougars in this game. He converted 5 out of 16 for this game for a field goal percentage of 31.3%, and added 5 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist.

Washington State has a record of 11-14 for the campaign. The Cougars commit 18.5 personal fouls per game and they shoot 73.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.4 times per game (229th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game. Washington State has earned 1,923 points for the year (76.9 per contest) and they average 35.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Cougars are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 72nd in the nation.

The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 257th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 76.8. They are forcing 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (274th in the nation). The Washington State defense allows 35.4% on shots from distance (201 of 568) and opponents are converting on 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.3 assists and 31.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 177th and 37th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington State

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