BYU vs Santa Clara Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/16/23
Santa Clara Broncos (19-8) vs. BYU Cougars (16-12)
February 16, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: BYU Cougars -4.5 / Santa Clara Broncos +4.5; Over/Under: +150
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The Santa Clara Broncos and BYU Cougars meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Marriott Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Santa Clara Broncos Betting Preview
The Santa Clara Broncos are averaging 75.5 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 72.6 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Brandin Podziemski is averaging 19.4 points and 8 rebounds, while Carlos Stewart is averaging 15.5 points and 2.2 rebounds. Keshawn Justice is the third double-digit scorer and Carlos Marshall Jr. is dishing 1.3 assists. The Santa Clara Broncos are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 72 percent from the free throw line. The Santa Clara Broncos are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game.
The BYU Cougars Betting Preview
The BYU Cougars are averaging 75.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 69.8 points on 43 percent shooting. Fousseyni Traore is averaging 12.9 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Rudi Williams is averaging 12.2 points and 2.8 assists. Spencer Johnson is the third double-digit scorer and Gideon George is dishing 1.4 assists. The BYU Cougars are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 71.2 percent from the free throw line. The BYU Cougars are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
Santa Clara vs BYU Trends
The Broncos are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 Thursday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Cougars are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 38-18-1 in Broncos last 57 road games. The over is 6-2 in Cougars last 8 overall.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Santa Clara Broncos are a feisty, good team that can’t be overlooked in these spots, but they lack the horses to finish games and have been on the wrong side of some heartbreakers. The BYU Cougars are the deeper team here, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 8.5 points. I need an extra bucket to consider Santa Clara. Give me BYU.
