Towson Tigers vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Towson Tigers vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Towson Tigers (19-15 last year) are en route to Leavey Center on Monday where they will meet the Santa Clara Broncos (26-9 last season).

The Towson Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Hofstra and took a loss by a final of 68-65 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 14 and Hofstra racked up 14 personal fouls. They buried 11 out of their 30 attempts from 3-point land. Hofstra ended up shooting 81.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 11 shots. Additionally, Hofstra grabbed 34 rebounds (15 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Hofstra distributed 9 dimes and had 2 steals in this game. Regarding defending, Towson let their opponent shoot 38.1% from the field on 24 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 6 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 29 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 14 of 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Towson wrapped up the game having earned a 37.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 62) and converted 5 of their 16 shots from distance.

Tyler Tejada is someone who had an impact for this game. He ended up with 29 points on 9 out of 23 shooting. He played for 45 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 39.1% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Towson comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 19-15 last year. They averaged 69.2 points per game (326th in the country) while hitting 42.3% from the field. The Tigers connected on 30.3% on shots from downtown (217 of 715) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a group, Towson pulled in 39.2 rebounds per game and totaled 346 dimes throughout last year, which ranked 352nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 10.3 times per contest and as a squad committed 15.7 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers forced 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.7 personal fouls. They surrendered 30.8% from beyond the arc and they were ranked 17th in college in PPG from their opponents (66.1). The Tigers allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (808 of 1,947) and they relinquished 33.5 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 35th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 376 conceded throughout last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Santa Clara Broncos went home defeated by a final of 89-84 when they faced Kentucky. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Santa Clara permitted Kentucky to get 39 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 35.7% from three-point range by going 10 out of 28 and ended up going 15 of 21 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Broncos permitted Kentucky to convert 32 of 63 attempts from the field which had them at 50.8% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Broncos ended up shooting 30 for 73 from the field which had them sitting at 41.1%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Santa Clara converted 12 of 33 attempts (36.4%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a clip of 92.3%. Kentucky had 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Broncos to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They gave up possession 7 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Broncos recorded 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game.

Elijah Mahi pitched in for the Broncos for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 5 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Santa Clara had a mark of 26-9 last year. The Broncos committed 19.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 16.8 times per game (33rd in the country) and they coughed up possession 10.7 times per game. Santa Clara scored 2,901 points last season (82.9 per contest) and they collected 35.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Broncos hit 46.6% from the field, which ranked them 88th in Division 1.

The Santa Clara defense gave up 32.8% on 3-pointers (247 of 753) and their opponents knocked down 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 24.8 dimes and 33.4 boards per game, ranking them 334th and 106th in those categories on the defensive end. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court were 148th in the country in points per game surrendered with 72.9. They were able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (242nd in Division 1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Towson

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