San Francisco Dons vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 1/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: CBSSN

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (14-2) will take on the San Francisco Dons (15-3) at McCarthey Athletic Center on Thursday.

The San Francisco Dons faced off with BYU and went home with a loss by a final score of 71-69 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Dons ended up walking away with 19 while BYU finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 19 tries from 3-point land. BYU finished the game shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 18 attempts. In addition, BYU grabbed 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. BYU earned 14 assists and had 3 steals in the game. With respect to defense, San Francisco allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for the matchup as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled 36 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Dons knocked down 24 of 28 shots for a rate of 85.7%. San Francisco finished the contest having earned a 32.3% FG percentage (21 of 65) and made 3 of their 23 shots from downtown.

Jamaree Bouyea is a player who was a factor for this contest. He went 35.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins played and totaled 7 boards. He recorded 19 points on 7 out of 20 shooting.

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San Francisco heads into this matchup with a mark of 15-3 this year. They currently have an average of 77.4 pts per contest (58th in college hoops) while hitting 47.6% from the floor. The Dons are hitting 35.9% on three-point attempts (175 of 487) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Francisco is grabbing 38.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 239 assists for the year, which is 119th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per game and as a group they commit 17.3 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Dons are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 fouls. They rank 48th in college hoops in allowing assists with 165 surrendered on the campaign. The Dons defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (433 of 1,042) and they concede 31.2 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 28.8% on shots from distance and they are 92nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (65.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Gonzaga Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 115-83 against Santa Clara. The Bulldogs earned 39 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 46 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 16 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. Santa Clara committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a rate of 78.9%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Gonzaga converted 12 of 26 tries (46.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 44 for 75 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.7%. The Bulldogs permitted Santa Clara to make 31 out of their 78 tries from the floor which had them shooting 39.7% in this contest. They finished 30.8% from distance by going 8 of 26 and finished the game at 13 out of 21 from the charity stripe (61.9%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Gonzaga allowed Santa Clara to collect 35 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Drew Timme was important for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He earned 32 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest. He made 14 out of 18 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a win-loss record of 14-2 for the campaign. The Bulldogs commit 15.5 fouls per game and they hit 69.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.3 times per game (2nd in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. Gonzaga has accounted for 1,455 pts this year (90.9 per contest) and they pull in 42.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are hitting on 53.9% from the field, which ranks 1st in college hoops.

The Gonzaga defense allows 31.3% on three-point shots (115 of 368) and opponents are connecting on 65.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.7 assists and 32.2 rebounds every game, which is 56th and 71st in college hoops. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 117th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 66.4. They are able to force 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.3% from the field (14th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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