San Jose State Spartans vs Santa Clara Broncos 12/21/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Santa Clara Broncos will travel to the Provident Credit Union Event Center to take on the San Jose State Spartans this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The Santa Clara Broncos won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 9-5 on the season after defeating the Montana Grizzlies, 79-64, this past Sunday. Santa Clara was solid defensively against Montana and was able to pull away in the 2^nd half after taking a 58-47 lead with 9:26 left in the 2^nd half. Santa Clara shot 45.3% from the field & 54.5% from beyond the arc while holding Montana to just 35.4% shooting from the field & 34.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Broncos was Keshawn Justice who had a double-double with 23 points, 11 rebounds, & 3 assists.

On the season, Santa Clara is averaging 76.3 ppg on 48.9% shooting from the field. The Broncos are averaging 7.4 three-pointers per game on 37.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Santa Clara has been led by Jalen Williams (18.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.4 spg), Josip Vrankic (15.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.7 spg), Keshawn Justice (14.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.7 apg), & PJ Pipes (10.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.0 apg).

Defensively, Santa Clara is allowing their opponents to average 68.6 ppg on 41.3% shooting from the field. The Broncos have a rebound margin of -1.0 and a turnover margin of 0.4.

The San Jose State Spartans won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 6-4 on the season after defeating the Portland Pilots, 90-78, this past Friday night. San Jose State was incredible on the offensive end against Portland and had no trouble pulling away after taking a 76-58 lead with 7:38 left in regulation. San Jose State shot 56.7% from the field & 51.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Portland to shoot 47.8% from the field & 38.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Spartans was Trey Smith who had 24 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, San Jose State is averaging 70.0 ppg on 45.1% shooting from the field. The Spartans are averaging 10.1 ppg on 41.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, San Jose State has been led by Omari Moore (15.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.2 bpg), Trey Smith (11.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.5 apg), Trey Anderson (10.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.0 apg), & Alvaro Cardenas Torre (7.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.8 apg).

Defensively, San Jose State is allowing their opponents to average 70.1 ppg on 44.2% shooting from the field. The Spartans have a rebound margin of -3.0 and a turnover margin of -2.3.

The Broncos are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games following a ATS win, however, are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games. The Spartans are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games & 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.

San Jose State has been solid at home and certainly can shoot the ball well from beyond the arc as the Spartans currently rank 23^rd in three-pointers made per game & 7^th in 3P-FG%, however, this is just a team that hasn’t really picked up a win against solid competition. Santa Clara is a very talented team, especially after getting Josip Vrankic back in the lineup, and as I think the Broncos offense, which ranks 93^rd in scoring offense & 18^th in FG%, will be too much for the Spartans, I think Santa Clara does enough on the road in this one to cover this mid-range spread. Good Luck!