California Golden Bears vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 11/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Location: Jserra Pavilion in San Juan Capistrano, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego State Aztecs (4-1) are hosting the California Golden Bears (2-4) at Jserra Pavilion on Saturday.

The California Golden Bears faced Tulane and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-81 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Bears finished with 19 and Tulane finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 19 attempts from downtown. Tulane walked away from this one shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of their 19 attempts. Moreover, Tulane collected 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Tulane distributed 7 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. With respect to defending, California let their opponent shoot 51.6% from the field on 32 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 35 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Bears made 15 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. California wrapped up the game having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (28 of 61) and made 10 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jaylon Tyson is someone who was important in the matchup. He notched 24 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and snagged 9 boards. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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California will enter this contest with a mark of 2-4 on the year. They average 74.3 points per outing (200th in Division 1) while going 45.1% from the field. The Golden Bears are connecting on 34.6% from downtown (47 of 136) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, California is snagging 36.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 57 dimes so far this year, which is 277th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.8 fouls per game.

On defense, the Golden Bears are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 121st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 56 relinquished for the season. The Golden Bears defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (151 of 333) and they surrender 27.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are 235th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.0).

The last time they took the court, the San Diego State Aztecs got the victory with a final of 100-97 when they faced Washington. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, San Diego State permitted Washington to pull down 31 in total (6 offensive). They finished shooting 30.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 23 and finished the contest at 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Aztecs allowed Washington to make 36 out of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.9% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Aztecs ended up shooting 30 for 69 from the field which had them sitting at 43.5%. With respect to shooting from distance, San Diego State knocked down 9 of 22 attempts (40.9%). They were able to bury 31 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.6%. Washington earned 27 fouls for the game which got the Aztecs to the charity stripe for a total of 41 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Aztecs snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the matchup.

Jaedon Ledee ended up having an impact for the Aztecs for the matchup. He converted 10 of 20 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 17 rebounds. He earned 34 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

San Diego State has a record of 4-1 for the year. As an offense, the Aztecs are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks 117th in the nation. San Diego State has scored 415 pts so far this year (83.0 per contest) and they average 38.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 17.4 times per contest (42nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Aztecs are committing 18.2 fouls per game and they connect on 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Aztecs on defense are ranked 203rd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 71.6. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (206th in D-1). The San Diego State defense concedes 30.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (35 of 115) and opponents are converting on 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.8 dimes and 35.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 272nd and 191st in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego State

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