Santa Clara vs. San Diego Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 4

The Santa Clara Broncos (12-4, 3-0 WCC) square off against the San Diego Toreros (6-9, 1-2 WCC) as 16.5-point favorites on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 161 points.

Santa Clara is coming off of an 82-63 win over Pepperdine in its most recent game on Friday. In Santa Clara's win, Christian Hammond led the way with a team-high 20 points (adding six rebounds and two assists). San Diego's last outing was a 74-64 loss to San Francisco on Friday. Adrian McIntyre's team-leading 16 points paced San Diego in the losing effort.

Santa Clara vs. San Diego Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, California
• Spread favorite: Santa Clara -16.5
• Moneyline favorite: Santa Clara -2000
• Moneyline underdog: San Diego +1022
• Over/Under: 161 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Santa Clara vs. San Diego

• Santa Clara and its opponents have combined to outscore Sunday's over/under (161 points) seven times this season.
• There have been three San Diego games that ended with a combined score higher than 161 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 155.2 points per game, 5.8 fewer points than the point total of 161 for this contest.
• The 147.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 13.9 fewer than the 161 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Santa Clara's games is 151.9 points, 9.1 fewer than the over/under of 161 set for this contest.
• San Diego's games have an average over/under of 150.4 points this season, 10.6 points lower than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Santa Clara vs. San Diego

• Santa Clara is 7-8-0 against the spread this season.
• The Broncos have been favored by 16.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• In San Diego's 14 games this year, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The Toreros have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 16.5 points or more (in two chances).
• At home this season, Santa Clara is 6-0 overall and 3-3 against the spread.
• Santa Clara has one win ATS (1-2) as a 16.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Away from home, San Diego has two wins against the spread and are 1-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Santa Clara vs. San Diego

• This season, Santa Clara has been moneyline favorites 13 times and won 10, or 76.9%, of those games.
• The Broncos have entered four games this season favored by -2000 or more, and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Santa Clara, based on the moneyline, is 95.2%.
• San Diego has been victorious in three of the nine contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Toreros have been listed as an underdog of +1022 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies San Diego has an 8.9% chance of walking away with the win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Santa Clara vs. San Diego

• Pick ATS: Santa Clara (- 16.5)
• Pick OU: Under (161)
  
• Prediction: Santa Clara 86 - San Diego 67