Nevada vs Santa Clara Prediction 11-16-24 College Basketball Picks
Santa Clara (1-2) vs. Nevada (3-0)
November 16, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nevada -8; Over/Under: +146.5
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The Santa Clara Broncos and the Nevada Wolf Pack meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Lawlor Events Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Nevada vs Santa Clara Prediction.
Santa Clara Recap
The Santa Clara Broncos come into this one looking to bounce back after falling to 1-2 on the year thanks to an 88-80 loss to North Dakota State last time out. After this game, Santa Clara will head home for a matchup against UC-Riverside.
Broncos Looking To Get Back To .500
Adama-Alpha Bal has a team-high 17.7 PPG along with 2.3 RPG and 3 APG while Elijah Mahi has 15 PPG with 2 APG and 1.7 SPG and Christoph Tilly has 12.3 PPG with 5.3 RPG this season. Camaron Tongue has 10 PPG with 6 RPG to lead the Broncos on the glass, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Santa Clara so far this season. Tyeree Bryan also has 9 PPG with 3 RPG and Carlos Stewart Jr. has added 8.3 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 3 APG as well. Johnny O’Neil’s also chipped in 6 RPG on the year himself. As a team, Santa Clara is averaging 79.7 PPG on 41.5% shooting from the field, 28.6% from three and 71.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Santa Clara Broncos will win
- Santa Clara has won six of its last seven games after coming off overtime.
Nevada Recap
The Nevada Wolf Pack come into this one looking to stay unbeaten after an 88-58 win over Weber State last time out. After this game, Nevada will head on a neutral floor to take on Vanderbilt.
Wolf Pack Looking To Stay Unbeaten
Kobe Sanders leads the Wolf Pack in scoring and assists with 19.3 PPG and 5 APG along with 4 RPG while Nick Davidson has 18 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead Nevada on the glass as the Wolf Pack’s only other double-digit scorer so far this season. Tre Coleman also has 9.7 PPG and 4.7 APG as well for the Longhorns this season. As a team, Nevada is averaging 80.7 PPG on 50.3% shooting from the field, 49.1% from three and 66.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Nevada Wolf Pack will win
- Nevada has won each of its last 20 games against non-Conference opponents at Lawlor Events Center.
- Santa Clara has lost five of its last six night games against the Mountain West Conference.
Nevada vs Santa Clara Prediction
I’m on Nevada here. The Wolf Pack have been so good at home to start the year and while Santa Clara will be the toughest test to date, I am not sold on the Broncos right now after they’ve crumbled in their last couple of outings. I look for Nevada to pull away in the second half and get the win so give me Nevada here.
