Gonzaga Bulldogs vs San Francisco Dons Prediction, 2/24/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gonzaga Bulldogs vs San Francisco Dons

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Location: War Memorial at the Sobrato Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: ESPN2

War Memorial at the Sobrato Center is the site where the San Francisco Dons (22-7) will try to beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs (23-2) on Thursday.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs took the court against Santa Clara and notched a win by a score of 81-69 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 18 and Santa Clara recorded 19 fouls. They converted 6 of 11 shots from distance. Santa Clara went 78.9% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of 19 attempts. On top of that, Santa Clara collected 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Santa Clara doled out 12 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Gonzaga allowed the other team to shoot 41.4% from the field on 24 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 15 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Gonzaga wrapped up the game with a 40.3% field goal percentage (27 of 67) and knocked down 12 out of their 35 shots from distance.

Drew Timme is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He finished 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and collected 9 boards. He racked up 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Gonzaga enters this one with a win-loss mark of 23-2 for the season. They are averaging 89.5 points per outing (1st in college hoops) while shooting 52.9% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 37.5% on shots from distance (217 of 578) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Gonzaga is pulling down 42.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 473 dimes on the year, which is 9th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a group are committing 15.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 250 surrendered on the season. The Bulldogs are giving up a FG percentage of 37.2% (602 of 1,617) and they surrender 32.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 29.7% on three-point shots while they are 47th in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the San Francisco Dons walked away with a victory by a final of 104-71 when they faced Pacific. When talking about how they rebounded, San Francisco allowed Pacific to pull down 23 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 42.9% from distance by hitting 6 of 14 and finished the contest at 23 out of 31 at the charity stripe (74.2%). The Dons permitted Pacific to make 21 out of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2% in this game. Overall, the Dons finished the game shooting 35 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.3%. In terms of 3-point attempts, San Francisco buried 15 of 29 tries (51.7%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a rate of 79.2%. Pacific committed 21 fouls in this game which took the Dons to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Dons corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the matchup.

Khalil Shabazz was important for the Dons for the game. He had 21 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He buried 6 of 7 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

San Francisco has a win-loss record of 22-7 so far this year. The Dons have committed 17.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 70.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.4 times per game (159th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. San Francisco has accumulated 2,246 pts on the season (77.4 per contest) and they snag 38.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Dons are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 65th in college basketball.

The San Francisco defense allows 29.6% on three-point shots (150 of 507) and opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.2 assists and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 24th and 75th in those categories. The Dons defensively are ranked 90th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 66.1. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (174th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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