The Saint Mary’s Gaels and Santa Clara Broncos face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at the Leavey Center. When these two teams faced off in March it was Saint Mary’s that secured the 75-72 victory.
Saint Mary’s comes into this game with an 11-4 record overall and they have gone 9-5-1 against the spread. In the last game against San Diego the defense only gave up 58 points while the offense put up 85 points. Mitchell Saxen put up 20 points and 10 rebounds. Saint Mary’s defense has been the strength all season. They are averaging 69.7 points while their defense is giving up 57.5 points per game. The defense is 10th best in college basketball. Aidan Maheney is averaging 13.7 points while shooting 43.2 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Santa Clara who sits with a 13-3 record and they have gone 7-8 against the spread. In the last game against San Francisco, the offense scored 79 points, and they won by 12 points. There were five different players that finished with at least 11 points in that game. Santa Clara is averaging 73.9 points while their defense is giving up 68.8 points per game. Brandin Podziemski is averaging 18.3 points while shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 37.8 percent from behind the three point line. In this game Santa Clara needs the defense to step up.
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