San Francisco Dons vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPNU

The San Francisco Dons (17-12) are hitting the road to Marriott Center on Saturday where they will meet the BYU Cougars (16-14).

The San Francisco Dons took the court against Pacific and took home the win by a score of 76-68 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Dons left the arena with 19 and Pacific accounted for 24 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. Pacific finished shooting 78.9% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 19 shots. Additionally, Pacific collected 20 rebounds (4 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Pacific dished out 11 assists and had 7 steals in this game. With regard to defense, San Francisco allowed the other team to shoot 46.8% from the floor on 22 of 47 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 36 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Dons made 23 of their 31 tries for a rate of 74.2%. San Francisco wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.1% FG percentage (23 of 51) and converted 7 of their 23 3-point attempts.

Khalil Shabazz is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He went 42.9% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also grabbed 5 boards. He left the arena with 26 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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San Francisco steps onto the court with a record of 17-12 for the campaign. They cough up possession 14.3 times per game and as a group are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Francisco is collecting 34.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 375 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 165th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Dons are connecting on 35.4% on 3-point shots (287 of 810) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.6 pts per game (91st in the country) while shooting 44.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Dons are forcing 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They surrender 33.2% on shots from distance and they are 245th in college hoops in opponents points per game (71.9). The Dons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.5% (720 of 1,654) and they surrender 32.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 55th in the country in allowing assists with 307 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the BYU Cougars went home defeated by a final of 71-65 against St. Mary's. The Cougars were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 29 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. St. Mary's committed 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. When talking about 3-point attempts, BYU buried 9 out of their 19 attempts (47.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars went 24 for 57 from the field which had them shooting 42.1%. The Cougars permitted St. Mary's to make 26 of their 52 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% in the matchup. They finished 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). When it comes to rebounding, BYU allowed St. Mary's to collect 26 in all (6 offensive).

Fousseyni Traore was important for the Cougars for the matchup. He racked up 16 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 11 in this matchup for a rate of 63.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 16-14 this year. The Cougars commit 19.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per contest (78th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. BYU has scored 2,257 pts so far this season (75.2 per contest) and they snag 37.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Cougars are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 167th in college basketball.

The BYU defense allows 34.7% on 3-point shots (215 of 620) and their opponents are making 69.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.3 dimes and 32.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 142nd and 86th in Division 1. The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 191st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 70.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (165th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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