The Gonzaga Bulldogs are 3-0 SU and ATS over their last three games against the Santa Clara Broncos, winning those games by a staggering margin of 50.7 points per game. The Bulldogs can keep things rolling with a road win in Santa Clara on Thursday night.
- Date/Time: January 30, 10:30 p.m. ET
- Arena: Leavey Center
- TV Coverage: CBSSN
- Sportsbook Odds: Gonzaga -15 | O/U 158
- Gonzaga vs Santa Clara Matchup Report
Sportsbook Odds Analysis
Early bettors were quick to jump on Gonzaga as a 15-point road favorite, pushing the line up a full point and a half to Gonzaga -16.5. The total has also seen a big shift from its opener of 158 down to 156 points. The Bulldogs are 3-5 ATS in their last eight road games against Santa Clara despite a perfect 8-0 SU record over that stretch.
Gonzaga News & Notes
Since losing to the Michigan Wolverines 82-64 back on November 29, Gonzaga is 13-0 SU and 9-4 ATS over its last 13 games. The Bulldogs have been especially strong over their last three weeks of play, going a perfect 5-0 SU and ATS with an average margin of victory of 35 points per game over that stretch.
Gonzaga has been sharp on the road this season with a 6-0 SU and 5-1 ATS record, but that record will be put to the test in the coming weeks with four of the team’s next five games coming on the road.
The Bulldogs had five players score 15 or more points in the team’s 104-54 drubbing of Santa Clara at home earlier this month. Gonzaga’s high-powered offense ranks second in the nation with 89 points per game and ninth in the nation with 17.9 assists per game.
Santa Clara News & Notes
Santa Clara is enjoying its best basketball season since the 2012-13 campaign with a 17-5 SU and 10-10 ATS record. This success has been heavily influenced by the team’s strong play at home: the Broncos are 15-1 SU and 8-6 ATS at home in 2019-20 compared to a 2-4 SU and ATS record on the road. The Broncos were 15-0 at home before losing as a 4-point favorite to Pepperdine last week.
In eight games against Gonzaga since 2017, the Broncos are 0-8 SU and 2-6 ATS with an average margin of defeat of 37.6 points per game. At this point, just avoiding total humiliation might feel like a moral victory against the Bulldogs.
Betting Pick: Gonzaga -16.5
The change in venue will certainly help Santa Clara, but nothing in the last three matchups between these two teams suggests that the Broncos are prepared to produce a competitive effort against Gonzaga.
- Gonzaga is 5-1 ATS in 6 road games this season.
- Santa Clara is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games.
- The OVER is 10-3 in the last 13 games in this matchup.
