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Santa Clara Broncos vs BYU Cougars Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 16, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Marriott Center — Provo, UT

Article updated Feb 16, 1:46 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Santa Clara Broncos are traveling to play the BYU Cougars at the Marriott Center stadium on Thursday, 2/16/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. BYU is the betting favorite opening at -5

Game outlook

The Santa Clara Broncos are traveling to play the BYU Cougars at the Marriott Center stadium on Thursday, 2/16/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. BYU is the betting favorite opening at -5 and the current line is BYU -5.5.

Broncos vs Cougars Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Broncos to win tonight's game by 6 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Santa Clara Broncos to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go over 149.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Santa Clara 82 to BYU 76

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Santa Clara Broncos and BYU Cougars, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Santa Clara Broncos to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that BYU will win straight-up is 68%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SACLA 69.25, BYU 80.25.

OddsShark predicts Santa Clara will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Santa Clara Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 220, Santa Clara is ranked #95 in offense (scoring an average of 75.48 per game), #260 in defense (allowing an average of 72.56 points to be scored against them per game) and are 19-8 (13-13 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Broncos hit an average of 44.59% of their field goals (ranked #186) and 72.02% of their free throws (ranked #162) and makes an average of 35.93% of their three pointers ranked #91 in the NCAAB). They average 38.22 rebounds per game (ranked # 38) and average 13.48 offensive assists and 12.81 turnovers per game (ranked # 154 and 204 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Santa Clara allows an average of 43.69% field goals (ranked #191) and 71.43% free throws (ranked #195 in the NCAAB) The Broncos allow an average of 36.65% of the three pointers (ranked #334) and averages 32.93 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.93) Finally, the Broncos average 14.22 defensive assists and 11.93 turnovers per game (ranked # 296 and 258 respectively).

BYU Key Betting Stats

BYU Cougars has a power ranking of 68 and are #88 for offense (scoring an average of 75.64 per game), #187 for defense (giving up an average of 69.75 points per game) and 16-12 (13-12-1 ATS) overall. Santa Clara went 1-2 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against BYU.

For offense, the Cougars hit an average of 45.36% of their field goals (ranked #140) and 71.24% of their free throws (ranked #188) and makes an average of 33.63% of their three pointers (ranked #216 in the NCAAB). They average 38.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 39) and average 14.96 offensive assists and 14.82 turnovers per game (ranked # 65) and 335 respectively).

On defense, BYU allows an average of 42.93% field goals (ranked #143) and 69.38% free throws (ranked #94 in the NCAAB) The Cougars allow an average of 34.29% of the three pointers (ranked #224) and averages 32.07 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.07) Finally, the Cougars average 12.32 defensive assists and 14.32 turnovers per game (ranked # 154 and 80 respectively).

Betting Summary

BYU has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Santa Clara Broncos to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go over 149.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Broncos vs Cougars archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Broncos vs Cougars matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Santa Clara Broncos+185 → +185Unchanged
  • Moneyline · BYU Cougars-200 → -210Moved
  • Spread · Santa Clara Broncos+5 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · BYU Cougars-5 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over150 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under150 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Santa Clara Broncos
26-8 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
BYU Cougars
23-12 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-02-16T06:46:39.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Santa Clara Broncos and BYU Cougars, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-19BYU Cougars 76 · Santa Clara Broncos 83
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Santa Clara Broncos defeated BYU Cougars 81-74

Santa Clara Broncos defeated BYU Cougars 81-74 on February 16, 2023, a 7-point decision in the series. Santa Clara Broncos' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 47-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded Santa Clara Broncos +5.5 (-110) spread, Santa Clara Broncos covered, while the 155 combined points finished over the recorded total of 149.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • RetweetSpread · Santa Clara Broncos +5 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationSpread · Santa Clara Broncos +5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Santa Clara Broncos +5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 150.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Santa Clara Broncos +5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 150.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · BYU Cougars -5 (-110)Loss