The Gauchos will be trying to slam the Santa Clara Broncos on Tuesday when the teams tip off at Thunderdome in college betting action.

Santa Barbara will face the 1-0 Broncos, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Gauchos are 0-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Broncos are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



View Santa Clara vs Santa Barbara Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 6-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Gauchos sit at No. 157 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Broncos sit at No. 188 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Broncos will win this game 94-88.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Broncos rank No. 4 in NCAA Division 1 with 56 per game. That compares with Santa Barbara’s No. 293 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Santa Barbara is college basketball's No. 61-ranked team at 8 per game, while the Broncos rate No. 4 with 14 per game.

Defensively, Santa Clara features the nation's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 points per game. Santa Barbara, meanwhile, comes in at No. 138 nationally in scoring at home.

Santa Clara won its last outing, an 80-48 result against UC Merced on November 11. The Broncos blew out UC Merced on Friday, running up a 20+ point victory in an 80-48 win at Leavey Center.

Last time out for Santa Barbara, they were a 74-48 Sportsbook as they battled Chapman at home. The battle between the Gauchos and Panthers didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Chapman was handed a 74-48 defeat on Friday at Thunderdome.


Santa Clara Broncos Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing San Jose State are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Santa Barbara Gauchos Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Westmont are 2-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Broncos at Gauchos trends to consider:
Santa Clara is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Santa Clara's last 15 games on the road
Santa Barbara is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Santa Barbara is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Santa Barbara is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Santa Clara
Santa Barbara is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Santa Clara


Next up:
Santa Clara home to San Jose State, Saturday, November 19
Santa Barbara home to Westmont, Friday, November 18