Santa Clara vs Utah State Prediction Basketball Picks 12-13-23
Santa Clara Broncos (7-3) vs Utah State Aggies (9-1)
2023-12-13 22:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Santa Clara Broncos +3.5 -- Over/Under: 148
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The Utah State Aggies and Santa Clara Broncs face off on Wednesday in a college basketball showdown at the Leavey Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Utah State vs Santa Clara prediction.
Utah State Looks for 9th Straight Win
Utah State has a ton of confidence heading into this game and the offense has a ton of confidence heading into this game. Two games ago against San Diego, Utah State scored 108 points on the way to the victory. In the last game against NW Nazarene, the offense scored 84 points and they won by 31 points. Utah State on the season is averaging 83.9 points while their defense is giving up 65.4 points per game. Utah State wants to push the pace and they are going to try to do the same here. Great Oscobor is averaging 19.5 points while shooting 64 percent from the field. Utah State is at the top of the Mountain West with a 9-1 record, the same as Colorado State and New Mexico. On the contrary, UNLV is the only team below .500 and is at the bottom of the conference with a 3-4 record.
Santa Clara is Slumping
Santa Clara is struggling heading into this game and they have lost two games in a row. Two games ago against California, Santa Clara was defeated 84-69 and in the last game against New Mexico, they were beaten 93-76. The defense has clearly been the issue the last couple of games and that is going to need to be cleaned up here. Santa Clara on the season is averaging 78.9 points while their defense is giving up 72.1 points per game. The offense has been good, but this game is going to comedown to if the defense steps up. Santa Clara is 7-3 in the WCC with the same record as San Francisco.
Utah State vs Santa Clara Betting Prediction
The Santa Clara defense is a major issue heading into this game and they are going to really struggle again in this game. In the last game Santa Clara gave up 93 points, and they are going to really struggle again in this game. Utah State on the season is averaging 83.9 points per game and they are going to go well over that number here. Santa Clara won’t be keeping up, and Utah State is going to get the job done here. Back Utah State against the spread.
