The Santa Clara Broncos (23-6, 14-2 WCC) visit the Saint Mary’s Gaels (25-4, 14-2 WCC) after winning five straight road games. The Gaels are favored by 5.5 points in the contest, which starts at 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. The over/under is set at 153.5 for the matchup.

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Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Santa Clara betting lines

• Saint Mary’s (CA) moneyline odds to win: -272
• Santa Clara moneyline odds to win: +214
• Spread: Saint Mary’s (CA) (-5.5)
• Total: 153.5

Saint Mary’s (CA) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Saint Mary’s (CA) has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered nine times in 13 opportunities at home, and it has covered five times in 10 opportunities on the road.
• The Gaels have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (53.8%) than away games (40%).
• Saint Mary’s (CA), as a moneyline favorite, has the same winning percentage when playing at home (13-0 record) and away from home (8-0 record).

Recent trends

• The Gaels have been racking up 75.6 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 78.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
• Saint Mary’s (CA)’s defense has been more stingy as of late, as the team has allowed 62.7 points per game over its last 10 compared to the 64.3 points per game its opponents average on the season.
• During their past 10 contests, the Gaels are making 0.3 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.1 compared to 7.8 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (38.2% compared to 38.5% season-long).

Saint Mary’s (CA) betting records this season

• ATS Record: 15-12-0 (Home: 9-4-0; Away: 5-5-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 13-9-0 (As Favorite: 14-10-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
• O-U-P: 12-15-0 (Home: 7-6-0; Away: 4-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 23-1 (Home: 13-0; Away: 8-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)

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Santa Clara statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• In 2025-26 against the spread, Santa Clara has a better winning percentage at home (.615, 8-5-0 record) than away (.600, 6-4-0).
• Broncos games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (eight times out of 13) than away (eight of 10) this season.
• When moneyline underdogs, the Broncos have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than on the road (1-1).

Recent trends

• The Broncos are tallying 85.5 points per game over their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 84.0.
• Over its last 10 games, Santa Clara is surrendering 72.9 points per contest, 0.9 more points than its season average (72.0).
• The Broncos are making 9.9 treys per game in their previous 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they have a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (37.4%) compared to their season average from downtown (34.3%).

Santa Clara betting records this season

• ATS Record: 16-12-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 6-4-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 13-11-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
• O-U-P: 19-9-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 8-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 21-3 (Home: 12-0; Away: 7-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-1)