San Francisco vs Santa Clara 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Santa Clara Broncos will travel to the War Memorial at the Sobrato Center to take on the San Francisco Dons this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Santa Clara Broncos won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 13-7 on the season after defeating the BYU Cougars, 77-76, this past Thursday night. Santa Clara trailed by a 74-70 margin with just 1:15 left in regulation, however, the Broncos were solid down the stretch and were able to win it in dramatic fashion after Jalen Williams hit a game-winning lay-up as time expired. Santa Clara shot 46.3% from the field & 31.6% from beyond the arc while allowing BYU to shoot 49.2% from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Broncos was Jalen Williams who had 26 points & 1 assist.

On the season, Santa Clara is averaging 76.7 ppg on 48.4% shooting from the field. The Broncos are averaging 7.2 three-pointers per game on 37.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Santa Clara has been led by Jalen Williams (18.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.3 spg), Keshawn Justice (14.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.5 apg), Josip Vrankic (14.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.5 spg), & PJ Pipes (10.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.3 apg).

Defensively, Santa Clara is allowing their opponents to average 71.3 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Broncos have a rebound margin of -1.0 and a turnover margin of 0.7.

The San Francisco Dons dropped to 16-5 on the season after being defeated by the St. Mary’s Gaels, 72-70, this past Thursday. San Francisco led by a 41-24 margin at halftime, however, the Dons were dominated on both ends of the court throughout the 2^nd half and all St. Mary’s to fight all the way back to get the come from behind victory. San Francisco shot 50.0% from the field & 42.1% from beyond the arc while allowing St. Mary’s to shoot 45.9% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Dons was Jamaree Bouyea who had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, San Francisco is averaging 76.0 ppg on 46.7% shooting from the field. The Dons are averaging 9.5 three-pointers per game on 35.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, San Francisco has been led by Jamaree Bouyea (18.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.5 spg), Yauhen Massalski (14.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.5 bpg), Khalil Shabazz (12.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.9 spg), & Gabe Stefanini (8.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, San Francisco is holding their opponents to an average of 65.4 ppg on 41.4% shooting from the field. The Dons have a rebound margin of 5.8 and a turnover margin of -0.8.

The Broncos are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win, however, are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Dons are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 home games & 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 games overall.

Santa Clara has been led by their offense which ranks 60^th in scoring offense & 21^st in FG%, however, the Broncos have struggled on the defensive end as they come into this matchup ranked just 239^th in scoring defense & 187^th in defensive FG%. San Francisco has been solid on both ends of the court as the Dons come into this game ranked 73^rd in scoring offense, 56^th in FG%, & 82^nd in scoring defense.

San Francisco is a solid team despite losing 3 of their last 4 games, however, Santa Clara is also one of the better WCC teams this season and as plenty of offense weapons led by Jalen Williams. San Francisco has struggled ATS at home as of late and although I do think the Dons get the win here, I do think that Santa Clara will be able to do enough to get us a cover. Take Santa Clara and the points. Good Luck!