How to watch Santa Clara vs. San Francisco basketball game
Halftime Report
San Fran. is on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have jumped out to a quick 28-21 lead against Santa Clara.
If San Fran. keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 15-4 in no time. On the other hand, Santa Clara will have to make due with an 11-7 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
San Fran. Dons @ Santa Clara Broncos
Current Records: San Fran. 14-4, Santa Clara 11-6
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Leavey Center — Santa Clara, California
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $19.00
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting West Coast matchup on schedule as the Santa Clara Broncos and the San Fran. Dons are set to tip at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Leavey Center. The Broncos have insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
On Thursday, Santa Clara needed a bit of extra time to put away Oregon State. They skirted by the Beavers 82-81 on a last-minute layup from Tyeree Bryan with 3 seconds left in the third quarter. That’s two games straight that the Broncos have won by just one point.
Elijah Mahi and Adama-Alpha Bal were among the main playmakers for Santa Clara as the former went 10 for 15 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and five assists and the latter had 19 points. Those five assists gave Mahi a new career-high.
Meanwhile, there’s no place like home for San Fran., who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Portland by a score of 81-72 on Thursday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Fran. to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malik Thomas, who posted 19 points plus two steals. Marcus Williams was another key player, going 8 for 12 en route to 17 points plus three steals and two blocks.
San Fran. smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Santa Clara is on a roll lately: they’ve won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for San Fran., they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Santa Clara hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 81.2 points per game. However, it’s not like San Fran. struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 77.9. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Going forward, Santa Clara is expected to win a tight contest, barring any buzzer beaters. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a four-game streak of failing to cover when expected to win.
Odds
Santa Clara is a 3-point favorite against San Fran., according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 3-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 151.5 points.
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Series History
San Fran. has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Santa Clara.
- Dec 30, 2024 – San Fran. 97 vs. Santa Clara 94
- Mar 02, 2024 – Santa Clara 69 vs. San Fran. 62
- Feb 10, 2024 – San Fran. 71 vs. Santa Clara 70
- Mar 05, 2023 – San Fran. 93 vs. Santa Clara 87
- Feb 04, 2023 – Santa Clara 83 vs. San Fran. 70
- Dec 29, 2022 – Santa Clara 79 vs. San Fran. 67
- Feb 12, 2022 – San Fran. 74 vs. Santa Clara 58
- Jan 29, 2022 – San Fran. 88 vs. Santa Clara 85
- Jan 21, 2021 – San Fran. 73 vs. Santa Clara 50
- Feb 13, 2020 – San Fran. 70 vs. Santa Clara 61
