Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary's prediction: Saint Mary's favored to win men's college basketball matchup [3/9/2026]

Saint Mary's will face Santa Clara in men's college basketball action at Orleans Arena on Monday, beginning at 11:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Saint Mary's as the most likely winner of the Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary's game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Monday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary's prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball game between Santa Clara and Saint Mary's 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Saint Mary's a 65% chance of beating Santa Clara. Our predicted final score has Saint Mary's winning 77-73.

According to our model, Santa Clara (+5.5) has a 61% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 150.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary's odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Santa Clara	Saint Mary's
Spread	+5.5 (-106)	-5.5 (-114)
Moneyline	+190	-200
Total	o150.5 (-110)	u150.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary's picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Spread	Santa Clara +5.5	-106
Moneyline	Santa Clara	+190
Total	Over 150.5	-110

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Santa Clara +5.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary's game-day updates and essential details

Monday's men's college basketball action between Saint Mary's and Santa Clara at Orleans Arena is scheduled to start at 11:30 PM ET.

• Who: Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary's
• Date: Monday, March 9, 2026
• Time: 11:30 PM ET/8:30PM PT
• Venue: Orleans Arena

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Conclusion

We predict Saint Mary's, with a 65% win probability, will likely beat Santa Clara on Monday.

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