Santa Clara Vs Sam Houston: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 15, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 13, 2023

Keshawn Justice’s Santa Clara Broncos (23-9) and the Sam Houston Bearkats (25-7) face off at Leavey Center on Wednesday, March 15, beginning at 9:00 PM ET. Wednesday’s game between the Broncos and the Bearkats sees the Broncos as 4.5-point favorites. The game’s point total is 142.5.

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Santa Clara Vs Sam Houston Betting Lines

Santa Clara vs Sam Houston Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Santa Clara -4.5 142.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Sam Houston (+4.5)
Total Pick Under (142.5)

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Santa Clara Vs Sam Houston Stat Rankings

Santa Clara Avg. (Rank) Sam Houston Avg. (Rank)
77.5 (47th) Points Scored 73.2 (139th)
73.6 (280th) Points Allowed 58.9 (4th)
36.2 (25th) Rebounds 35 (50th)
9.6 (123rd) Off. Rebounds 10.7 (46th)
8.3 (88th) 3pt Made 8.4 (78th)
14 (117th) Assists 13.9 (122nd)
11.9 (174th) Turnovers 12.6 (245th)

Santa Clara Vs Sam Houston Betting Trends

  • The Broncos’ record against the spread is 16-15-0.
  • Santa Clara’s ATS record as 4.5-point favorites or more is 4-10.
  • There have been 15 Broncos games (out of 31) that hit the over this season.
  • Santa Clara’s games have finished with more than 142.5 points 20 times so far this year.
  • The point total average for Broncos games this season is 151.1, 8.6 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Sam Houston has 17 wins in 28 games against the spread this year.
  • The Bearkats have two wins ATS (2-1) as a 4.5-point underdog or greater this year.
  • Out of 31 Santa Clara’s games so far this year, 15 have gone over the total.
  • There have been six Bearkats games this season with more than 142.5 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 10.5 points higher than the average scoring total for Sam Houston’s games (132).

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Santa Clara Impact Players

  • Brandin Podziemski leads his team in points (19.9), rebounds (8.8) and assists (3.5) per contest, shooting 48.3% from the floor and 43.6% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game. Defensively, he averages 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • Justice puts up 13.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Carlos Stewart is posting 15.3 points, 2.3 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game.
  • Parker Braun posts 7.9 points, 6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. At the other end, he puts up 0.5 steals and 1 block.
  • Jaden Bediako posts 6.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest. At the other end, he delivers 0.4 steals and 1 block.

Sam Houston Impact Players

  • Donte Powers gets the Bearkats 11.4 points, 3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He also posts 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • The Bearkats get 10.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Cameron Huefner.
  • Javion May is posting a team-best 4.8 rebounds per contest. And he is producing 4 points and 1.7 assists, making 47.3% of his shots from the field.
  • Lamar Wilkerson gives the Bearkats 7.5 points, 3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He also posts 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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