West Coast foes will collide when the San Francisco Dons (6-5) face off against the Pacific Tigers (2-8) at War Memorial Gymnasium. Action starts at 10:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 23.
The Dons were blown out by Saint Mary’s 74-52 on Monday. Uche Ofoegbu finished with 13 points to lead the team. The Tigers, meanwhile, are coming off a 73-72 win against Santa Clara on Monday. Ray Bowles was the team’s top scorer, registering 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting.
San Francisco, a three-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Pacific. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 136 points. The Dons are hoping to build on their records of 6-5 Straight Up (SU) and 3-6 Against The Spread (ATS). Expect San Francisco to have lots of opportunities at the line against the Tigers, who are one of the most foul-prone teams in the nation with an average of 22.5 fouls per game.
In the other locker room, the Tigers head into the game with records of 4-5 ATS and 2-8 SU.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between San Francisco and Pacific. Their previous game was a Dons victory, bumping their SU record to 6-4 over Pacific in their most recent meetings. The Tigers hold the advantage ATS with a record of 5-4-1. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Pacific held the edge in all three of these categories one time in the last five meetings. San Francisco never did so in those games.
Predictions: SU Winner – Pac, ATS Winner – Pac, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pacific.
San Francisco is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Pacific.
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pacific.
San Francisco is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Pacific.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games when playing at home against Pacific.
In its last game, San Francisco lost by a margin of 22 points. Pacific is 1-2 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. San Francisco has a 2-2 record in blowouts.
With 67.4 possessions and 1.018 points per possession, the San Francisco Dons perform worse on both metrics than the Pacific Tigers. Pacific averages 69.6 possessions and 1.023 points per possession.
The San Francisco Dons average an effective field goal percentage of 48.2% this season. The Pacific Tigers have a subpar record of 2-6 when opponents have an eFG% of 48.2% or greater.
On average, San Francisco attempts 20.0 three pointers and Pacific attempts 22.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the San Francisco Dons have a 3-4 record while the Pacific Tigers have an underachieving 1-6 record.
The Pacific Tigers rank 94th in offensive rebounds. The San Francisco Dons rank 130th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
San Francisco has forced an average turnover percentage of 16.2% this season. Pacific is a winless 0-6 SU when its TO% is 16.2% or higher.
