It will be a battle between WCC opponents when the Pacific Tigers (11-8, 1-3 WCC) welcome the San Francisco Dons (14-3, 2-1 WCC) to the Spanos Center. The game gets underway at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 17, 2019.
San Francisco Dons at Pacific Tigers ATS Prediction
In the Dons’ last outing, they were defeated by the No. 5 Gonzaga Bulldogs, 96-83. Gonzaga’s 0.587 effective field goal percentage was their biggest advantage over San Francisco, who had a rate of 0.464. The Bulldogs’ mark was below their season average of 0.595, while the Dons’ was below their season average of 0.540. Frankie Ferrari led San Francisco in scoring with 21 points on 7-for-15 shooting.
The Tigers were victorious over the Portland Pilots in their last contest, 65-57. The Tigers held the Pilots to an offensive rebounding percentage of 16.1 (below their season average of 22.3). The Pilots also had a turnover percentage of 20.2 (above their season average of 16.8). With 17 points and 11 rebounds, Pacific’s Jahlil Tripp had a solid game.
Pacific does a great job at getting to the charity stripe. They rank third in free throw attempt (FTA) rate (0.348), but San Francisco is among the best in the nation at keeping opponents off the line (ranking 30th by allowing a FTA rate of 0.178). Furthermore, the Dons’ 30th-ranked offense (offensive efficiency of 114.6) will try to take advantage of the Tigers’ 255th-ranked defense (defensive efficiency of 104.9).
After the Dons won all three matchups against the Tigers last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the last matchup, San Francisco won 71-70. The Dons had a better effective field goal percentage (0.550 vs. 0.482) and had a better offensive rebounding percentage (24.2 vs. 21.9).
San Francisco Dons at Pacific Tigers Pick
Pick: SU Winner – San Francisco, ATS Winner – Pacific, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes:
San Francisco ranks eighth in steals allowed per game (4.6) while Pacific ranks 89th (6.1).
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The Dons’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 0.2, down from 14.0 for the season.
During their last five games, the Tigers have scored an average of 67.2 points per game (5.6 below their season average) and allowed an average of 72.4 points per game (0.2 below their season average).
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