- Towson CAA 0-0, 11th · 0-0 overall
- Santa Clara WCC 0-0, 9th · 0-0 overall
Game day
Tip-offThe line
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | SCU -9 |
| Total | n/a | 146.2 |
| Moneyline | n/a | TOW +397 SCU -397 fair |
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5,000 simulated games
Advantages Why Santa Clara can win
- Home court: Santa Clara play at home, worth about 3 points in college basketball, more than in the NBA.
- Season-long ratings: betting lines have rated Santa Clara about 2.5 points stronger over recent games.
- Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Santa Clara 28th (+13.5), Towson 164th (+1.0) of 365.
- Three-point shooting: Santa Clara 125th (34.9%), Towson 348th (29.4%) of 365.
- Team matchup: where Santa Clara can take advantage. Their ball pressure (25th of 365) meets the Towson ball security (129th), so look for them to turn steals into easy points in transition. And their offensive rebounding (20th of 365) meets the Towson defensive rebounding (117th): a chance to crash the glass for second chances. Pace clash: Santa Clara play fast (134th of 365 in pace), Towson slow (359th); whoever sets the tempo gets the game they want.
- Star matchup: no key position clearly favors Santa Clara. The closest: best player against best player, Tyler Tejada (Towson: 17.7 pts, 5.5 reb, 2.3 ast, Game Score 12.6) is about even with Allen Graves (Santa Clara: 11.8 pts, 6.5 reb, 1.8 ast, Game Score 12.4).
- Simulation: Santa Clara win 3,995 of 5,000 simulated games.
Disadvantages Why Santa Clara may not
- Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Santa Clara lose by 5 or more.
- Weak spot: Santa Clara rank 355th of 365 in getting to the line (free throws per shot) (0.19).
- Defensive rebounding (share of misses): Towson 117th (70.9%), Santa Clara 262nd (67.9%) of 365.
- Weak spot: Santa Clara rank 262nd of 365 in defensive rebounding (share of misses) (67.9%).
- Team matchup: where Towson can push back. Their offensive rebounding (24th of 365) meets the Santa Clara defensive rebounding (262nd), so look for them to crash the glass for second chances.
- Star matchup: the key positions lean Santa Clara on paper, but Tyler Tejada (17.7 pts, 5.5 reb, 2.3 ast, Game Score 12.6) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
- Upset odds: Towson win 1,005 of 5,000 simulations (20%). A 80% pick still loses about 2 times in 10.
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TOW Towson
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SCU Santa Clara
Every regular played last game.
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Side by side
| TOW | SCU | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Record | 0-0 |
| +1.0 164 | Net rating | +13.5 28 |
| 104.7 254 | Offensive rating | 118.9 24 |
| 103.7 71 | Defensive rating | 105.4 93 |
| +0.3 119 | Strength of schedule | +0.6 87 |
| 46.5% 344 | Effective FG% | 54.4% 53 |
| 48.5% 49 | Opponent eFG% | 52.0% 213 |
| 15.9 129 | Turnovers per 100 | 15.4 99 |
| 36.0% 24 | Offensive rebound % | 36.4% 20 |
| 29.4% 348 | 3-point % | 34.9% 125 |
| 64.0 359 | Pace | 69.7 134 |
Small numbers are ranks among 365 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).
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