The Eastern Washington Eagles visit War Memorial Gymnasium to take on the San Francisco Dons. Action begins at 10:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The Dons enter this game hoping for similar success after dismantling Delaware State 67-47 on Sunday. Devin Watson led all scorers on the team with 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The Eagles, meanwhile, are coming off a 77-71 loss to South Dakota on Sunday. Venky Jois registered eight points, seven assists, and six rebounds.
San Francisco is a seven-point favorite against Eastern Washington and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is set at 143 points. The Dons have gone 4-2 Straight Up (SU) and 3-2 Against The Spread (ATS). San Francisco has an edge in the rebounding department for this game, where it racks up an average of 42.3 rebounds per game. Turning to the defensive side, the San Francisco defense is very good at home, only giving up 56.5 points per game.
On the other side, the Eagles have records of 1-2 ATS and 3-3 SU. Teams don’t seem to hit many three-pointers against the Eagles, who are 26th in the country in terms of three-point field goals allowed at 26 this season. They average 8.3 steals per game, good for 44th in the nation.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, Eastern Washington came out on top, bringing its SU record to 1-0. Furthermore, Eastern Washington leads the matchup ATS with a record of 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – EastWa, ATS Winner – EastWa, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Eastern Washington scores just 70.0 points per away game (ranked 145th). San Francisco ranks 38th in points allowed at home, giving up 56.5 points.
The Eastern Washington Eagles rank 59th for their offensive rating of 115.3. The San Francisco Dons have a defensive rating of 94.9 (ranked 78th).
The San Francisco Dons average a field goal percentage of 42.1% this season. The Eastern Washington Eagles have a losing record of 1-3 when opponents have a FG% of 42.1% or greater.
The San Francisco Dons and the Eastern Washington Eagles both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. San Francisco is 240th and 214th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Eastern Washington is 46th and 41st in these categories.
Eastern Washington ranks 79th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.29. San Francisco is ranked lower at 227th with an A/TO of .96.
Eastern Washington ranks 256th in offensive rebounds, while San Francisco ranks at 42nd in defensive rebounds.
On average, San Francisco forces a turnover rate of 15.7%. When Eastern Washington turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 2-1 record.
