Santa Clara vs Florida A&M 12/17/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Florida A&M Rattlers (2-7) vs. Santa Clara Broncos (7-5)
December 17, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Santa Clara Broncos -18 / Florida A&M Rattlers +18; Over/Under: +140
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The Florida A&M Rattlers and the Santa Clara Broncos meet in college basketball action from the Leavey Center on Friday night.
The Florida A&M Rattlers will look to rebound from a 77-50 loss at the hands of Cincinnati last time out. MJ Randolph leads Florida A&M across the board with 18.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 3.4 APG with 2.7 SPG as well as the lone Rattler to score in double figures so far this season. Jalen Spear also has 9.6 PPG while DJ Jones has 8.4 PPG with 4.1 RPG. As a team, Florida A&M is averaging 62.2 PPG on 39.8% shooting from the field, 25.9% from three and 74.8% from the foul line while allowing 70.2 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field and 37.2% from three this season.
The Santa Clara Broncos will look to rebound from back-to-back 72-60 road losses, this time at the hands of Boise State in their last game. Jalen Williams leads the Broncos in scoring with 18.9 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 3.8 APG while Keshawn Justice has 14.3 PPG with a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead the Broncos on the glass and PJ Pipes has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 4.1 APG to lead Santa Clara in the assist department and round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Santa Clara so far this season. Parker Braun also has 9.7 PPG and 5.8 RPG for Santa Clara this season. As a team, Santa Clara is averaging 75.8 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 37.7% from three and 77.7% from the foul line while allowing 69.3 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field and 32.9% from three this season.
Florida A&M is 18-7 ATS in their last 25 games following a loss and 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Santa Clara is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss while the over is 9-2 in their last 11 home games.
Simply put, this is a mismatch with Florida A&M struggling to score consistently on the road and while the Rattlers have had battles against Akron and Kansas State on the road, they’ve been blown out by Miami, UTEP, UC-Riverside and Cincinnati. Santa Clara will likely be next on that list and I see the Broncos winning by 20+. Give me Santa Clara here.
