Santa Clara vs. Washington State betting: College basketball preview for January 23

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The Santa Clara Broncos (13-7, 5-2 WCC) are favored (by 5.5 points) to extend an eight-game home win streak when they host the Washington State Cougars (15-5, 5-2 WCC) on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is set at 158.5.

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Santa Clara Cover -5.5 vs Washington State -108

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Santa Clara vs. Washington State betting lines

  • Santa Clara moneyline odds to win: -226
  • Washington State moneyline odds to win: +185
  • Spread: Santa Clara (-5.5)
  • Total: 158.5

Santa Clara statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Santa Clara has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in nine games at home, and it has covered three times in six games on the road.
  • At home, the Broncos go over the over/under 55.6% of the time (five of nine games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of road games (three of six contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Santa Clara has taken seven of nine games when playing at home, good for a .778 winning percentage. It has won one of two games away from home (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Broncos’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, putting up 85.8 points per contest compared to the 80.7 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Santa Clara has been more porous on defense lately, giving up 77.7 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 74.8 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
  • The Broncos’ last 10 contests have seen them make 11.2 three-pointers per game while shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are up from their 2024-25 averages of 10.1 makes and 35.1%.

Santa Clara betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-11-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 2-7-0 (As Favorite: 5-9-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 7-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (110th in nation) 43.8 (208th) 35.3 (53rd) 31.4 (195th) 16.2 (50th) 11.8 (221st)

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Washington State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Washington State has performed better against the spread at home (7-2-0) than on the road (3-2-0) this year.
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Cougars’ games have finished above the over/under at home (77.8%, seven of nine) than away (40%, two of five).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Cougars are putting up 81.9 points per game, 0.3 more than their season average (81.6).
  • Washington State has fared worse defensively over its last 10 games, giving up 76.3 points per contest, 1.4 more points than its season average of 74.9.
  • The Cougars are making 0.6 fewer threes per game in their past 10 games (8.4) compared to their season average (9.0), but they are delivering a better three-point percentage over their last 10 games (37.8%) compared to their season mark (36.0%).

Washington State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-7-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 10-4-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-10-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.4 (13th in nation) 43.3 (177th) 33.7 (112th) 28.8 (65th) 17.1 (24th) 14.9 (353rd)
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