The San Francisco Dons will travel to Dahlberg Arena to face off against the Montana Grizzlies. The game gets underway at 9:00 pm ET on Friday, Dec. 4.
The Grizzlies fell to Pepperdine 69-63 in their last game. Martin Breunig played well in the loss for Montana, recording 28 points and 10 rebounds to earn his third double-double of the season. The Dons, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 81-77 loss to Eastern Washington in their last outing. Devin Watson had a good shooting night, leading the game with 25 points.
Montana is a four-point favorite against San Francisco and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is set at 131 points. The Grizzlies come into this game 2-3 Straight Up (SU) and 2-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Grizzlies have limited opponents’ efforts from beyond the arc, allowing 5.0 three-pointers made per game.
On the other side, the Dons have records of 3-3 ATS and 4-3 SU. The Dons are a terror on the defensive glass, averaging an impressive 29.3 defensive rebounds per game. One advantage for the Dons could be Montana’s high fouls per game average of 23.0.
This game marks the first time these teams will play this season. The last time these two played, San Francisco won, bringing its SU record to 7-0. Furthermore, San Francisco holds the advantage ATS with a record of 7-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – SanFr, ATS Winner – SanFr, O/U – Over
Notes
Montana is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games.
Montana is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Montana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco.
San Francisco scores 74.5 points per away game (ranked 89th). Montana ranks a poor 169th in points allowed at home, allowing 66.5 points.
San Francisco has an average field goal percentage of 43.9%. Montana is a winning 2-1 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Montana Grizzlies rank higher based on their field goal percentage (193rd) than their effective field goal percentage (233rd), while the San Francisco Dons rank the same for both metrics (180th).
San Francisco, the 63rd-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 41.4 rebounds per game. Montana does worse, ranked 286th with 34.0.
On average, Montana makes 5.0 steals per game. San Francisco has a winning 4-2 record when it gives up at least 5 steals.
