Pacific Tigers vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 1/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: ESPN+

The St. Mary's Gaels (14-6) will compete against the Pacific Tigers (6-14) at University Credit Union Pavilion on Thursday.

The Pacific Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Santa Clara and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-69 in their last game. Pacific wrapped up the game with a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 of 50) and converted 6 of their 21 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 19 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled 21 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of the defense, Pacific allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the floor on 29 of 61 shooting. Santa Clara dished out 21 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. Additionally, Santa Clara snagged 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Santa Clara finished the game at 68.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 22 shots. They buried 15 of 39 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 19 and Santa Clara racked up 21 personal fouls.

Moe Odum is someone who played a role for the game. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished 58.3% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Pacific steps onto the court with a mark of 6-14 on the campaign. They are averaging 66.8 points per contest (333rd in the nation) while connecting on 42.6% from the floor. The Tigers are hitting 31.4% on three-point shots (139 of 442) and 62.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Pacific is collecting 27.9 boards per contest and has racked up 288 dimes this year, which is 77th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Tigers are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are 295th in D-1 in giving up assists with 272 relinquished for the season. The Tigers are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.1% (545 of 1,158) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 34.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 311th in college basketball in points per game allowed (77.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Mary's Gaels took home the win by a final score of 77-60 when they played San Francisco. The Gaels recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. San Francisco earned 16 fouls for the game which took the Gaels to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, St. Mary's converted 11 of their 23 attempts (47.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Gaels went 28 out of 59 from the floor which had them at 47.5%. The Gaels allowed San Francisco to convert 21 of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2% for this contest. They finished 11.8% from three-point range by going 2 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, St. Mary's allowed San Francisco to collect 20 overall (2 on the offensive glass).

Aidan Mahaney ended up being a factor for the Gaels for the contest. He scored 22 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup. He made 7 of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 41.2%, and had 3 rebounds.

St. Mary's has a mark of 14-6 so far this year. The Gaels commit 17.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (47th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.2 times per contest. St. Mary's has earned 1,449 pts this year (72.5 per contest) and they collect 40.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Gaels are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks 164th in the nation.

The Gaels defensively are ranked 5th in college basketball in PPG given up with 58.7. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (14th in college hoops). The St. Mary's defense allows 30.9% on 3-point shots (96 of 311) and opponents are connecting on 70.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 9.6 assists and 28.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 9th and 3rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Mary's

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