Santa Clara vs Mount St. Mary’s 12/7/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers and Santa Clara Broncos meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Leavey Center. The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Santa Clara Broncos need a win after losing three of their last four games.

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers are averaging 64.8 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 72.7 points on 47 percent shooting. Jalen Benjamin is averaging 13.8 points and 2.4 rebounds while Nana Opoku is averaging 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds. Malik Jefferson is grabbing 7.6 rebounds and Mezie Offurum is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.6 rebounds per game.

The Santa Clara Broncos are averaging 77.9 points on 49.7 percent shooting and allowing 67.8 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Jalen Williams is averaging 20.1 points and 4.1 rebounds, while Josip Vrankic is averaging 16.3 points and 6.7 rebounds. Keshawn Justice is the third double-digit scorer and PJ Pipes is dishing 3.9 assists. The Santa Clara Broncos are shooting 38.5 percent from beyond the arc and 76.6 percent from the free throw line. The Santa Clara Broncos are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.

The Mountaineers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games. The Broncos are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 Tuesday games and 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 home games. The under is 4-1 in Mountaineers last 5 games as an underdog. The over is 10-4 in Broncos last 14 overall.

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers haven’t had the easiest schedule up to this point, but they’ve been getting their head bashed in or nine games and don’t show much resistance on the defensive side. The Santa Clara Broncos have been a buzz saw offensively up to this point and have the firepower to mop the floor with lesser talented teams. Slight concern about a look ahead spot for Santa Clara (Two big road games ahead), but it’s the chalk or pass for me.