The Highlanders will play the Broncos on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025. Your timezone's tip off time is 11:00 pm EDT. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
Review our College Basketball Betting guide to learn how to bet this game.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
The 2024-25 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, UC Riverside and Santa Clara are set to tip-off on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - UC Riverside wound up with a 98.00 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2024-25 college basketball regular season, while Santa Clara finished with a 97.67 power ranking.
- Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. UC Riverside comes to this matchup with a 7-10 record as an away team, ranking them 4th in the Big West Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, Santa Clara, finished the regular season with a 6-5 record as an away team, ranking them 3rd in the WCC Conference for away team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - UC Riverside finished 3rd (0.700) in the Big West Conference, with Santa Clara ending up 4th (0.667) for their conference win percentage in the 2024 WCC Conference.
- Overall Win Percentage - UC Riverside had a 0.636 regular season overall win percentage, with Santa Clara notching a 0.625 overall win percentage at the end of the 2024-25 regular season.
- Team Records - UC Riverside tallied a 21-12 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Santa Clara put together a 20-12 standing for 2024-25 college basketball regular season.
Moneyline Mage
Spelling out the winners with humor since the middle ages.
Hocus pocus, UC Riverside and Santa Clara clash in March Madness showdown.
UC Riverside 21-12 overall, Santa Clara 20-12 overall for regular season.
UC Riverside 14-6 Big West, Santa Clara 12-6 WCC for conference standings.
Winner advances, loser goes home in single-elimination NCAA tournament format.
The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetRivers and BetMGM. Review this matchup's prop bets below. May the best team win!
Best Highlanders at Broncos Odds
| Underdog UC Riverside | Favorite Santa Clara |
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| Underdog UC Riverside | Favorite Santa Clara |
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Matchup Odds FAQs
Santa Clara is a -10.5 -105 point spread favorite at BetMGM, while UC Riverside is a +10.5 -115 point spread underdog at BetMGM.
The best over line is 156.5 -115 points at BetMGM, which means you risk $115 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 156.5 -105 points at BetMGM, and that means you risk $105 to win $100 betting the under.
Santa Clara is a -550 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and UC Riverside is a +400 moneyline underdog at BetMGM.
College Basketball Odds Example
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Game |
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UC Riverside
Santa Clara
3/18/25 11:00pm EDT | +10.5 -115-10.5 -105 |
Underdog UC Riverside - UC Riverside bettors risk $100 to win $86.96 at -115 odds.
A +10.5 UC Riverside underdog bet wins if they lose by 10 or fewer, tie, or win outright. Your bet loses if they lose by 11 or more.
Favorite Santa Clara - Santa Clara bettors risk $100 to win $95.24 at -105 odds.
A -10.5 Santa Clara favorite bet wins if they win by 11 or more. Your bet loses if they win by 10 or fewer, tie, or lose outright.
UC Riverside at Santa Clara Prop Bets
Important Note: Some states expressly forbid individual college athlete prop bets. The following wagers may not be available depending on your particular state laws.
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UC Riverside
Santa Clara
First to 5 Points
3/18/25 11:00pm EDT | +115-160Bet |
UC Riverside
Santa Clara
First to 10 Points
3/18/25 11:00pm EDT | +135-190Bet |
UC Riverside
Santa Clara
First to 15 Points
3/18/25 11:00pm EDT | +150-210Bet |
UC Riverside
Santa Clara
Game to Overtime
3/18/25 11:00pm EDT | Yes +1050No -10000Bet |
Team Standings
| Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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| Big West | ||||||||
| UC Riverside | 21-13 | 0.618 | 14-1 | 7-11 | 14-6 | +4 | 0.700 | L2 |
| WCC | ||||||||
| Santa Clara | 21-13 | 0.618 | 12-5 | 6-5 | 12-6 | +5 | 0.667 | L1 |
UC Riverside & Santa Clara Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
UC Riverside Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM UC Riverside YR: futures available
Santa Clara Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Santa Clara YR: futures available
UC Riverside & Santa Clara Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the UC Riverside vs Santa Clara College Basketball Game
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Open a new sports betting account before game time.
Review our list of sports betting sites. Open a new account before the game starts on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 at 11:00 pm EDT, making sure to enter all your personal details correctly. Don't forget to add your bonus code.
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Visit the sportsbook’s cashier, banking, or deposit page.
Navigate to the sportsbook's deposit page. Use your Visa card or MasterCard, or deposit with a bank transfer, or other methods like Paypal.
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Tap to the sportsbook's College Basketball page, look for the UC Riverside vs Santa Clara Game.
Navigate to the sportsbook's College Basketball page. Next, look for live or upcoming matchups. Select the UC Riverside vs Santa Clara Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
Choose your bet and then use the funds you deposited to place a wager. The sportsbook will pay your winnings or deduct a losing wager from your account balance after the game.