Santa Clara will look to improve on its 8-11 record on Thursday when they host San Francisco in NCAAB odds action at Leavey Center.

Santa Clara will face the 13-9 Dons, who own a 7-10 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Broncos are 9-7 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Dons are 11-6 favoring the OVER.



View San Francisco vs Santa Clara Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAAB line for this matchup, Santa Clara sat as 2-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 194-rated San Francisco taking on the No. 212-rated Broncos in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 76-69 win for the Dons on Thursday.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Dons rank No. 231 in NCAA Division 1 with 33.9 per game. That compares with Santa Clara’s No. 152 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Santa Clara is college basketball's No. 16-ranked team at 8.5 per game, while the Dons rate No. 156 with 6.4 per game.

Defensively, San Francisco features the nation's No. 282-rated defense on the road, allowing 76 points per game. Santa Clara, meanwhile, comes in at No. 127 nationally in scoring at home.

San Francisco won its last outing, a 72-71 result against Portland on January 21. They failed to cover in that game as a 4-point favorite. Cody Doolin scored 15 points leading the Dons to a 72-71 victory over Portland at Chiles Center on Saturday.

In their last action, Santa Clara was a 74-62 loser at home against Loyola Marymount. They failed to cover the 1-point spread as favorites. Evan Roquemore scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Broncos to a win (they lost 74-62 to Loyola Marymount at Leavey Center on Monday).


San Francisco Dons Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing Portland are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

Santa Clara Broncos Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Pepperdine are 5-5
After playing Loyola Marymount are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

A few Dons at Broncos trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing on the road against Santa Clara
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Santa Clara
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Santa Clara is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Santa Clara's last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Santa Clara is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing San Francisco
Santa Clara is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco


Next up:
San Francisco home to San Diego, Saturday, January 28
Santa Clara at Pepperdine, Saturday, January 28