San Diego Toreros vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Toreros vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Fresno State Bulldogs (3-7) will play the San Diego Toreros (3-7) at Save Mart Center on Saturday.

The San Diego Toreros played Long Beach State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-70 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Toreros finished with 21 while Long Beach State had 14 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of 13 shots from beyond the arc. Long Beach State shot 76.0% when shooting free throws by making 19 of 25 attempts. Furthermore, Long Beach State grabbed 25 boards (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Long Beach State recorded 16 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. When talking about defense, San Diego allowed 58.1% from the field on 25 out of 43 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 24 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Toreros converted 9 of their 11 tries for a rate of 81.8%. San Diego ended the game having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (25 of 58) and converted 11 out of their 25 three-point attempts.

Kjay Bradley Jr. is someone who was a contributor for the game. He accumulated 19 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins and collected 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 53.3% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes.

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San Diego steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 3-7 this season. They currently have an average of 66.7 points per game (331st in the nation) while hitting 40.8% from the field. The Toreros are hitting 25.7% from downtown (55 of 214) and 71.0% from the free throw line. As a team, San Diego is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 123 assists for the campaign, which is 266th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Toreros have forced 14.8 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.0% on 3-pointers while they are 228th in college basketball in opponents PPG (72.8). The Toreros defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (252 of 574) and they relinquish 37.8 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 223rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 132 conceded for the season.

When they last played, the Fresno State Bulldogs took a defeat with a final score of 95-67 when they played BYU. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Fresno State permitted BYU to pull down 44 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 41.2% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 34 and ended up shooting 5 out of 6 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Bulldogs allowed BYU to make 38 out of 69 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.1% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs shot 24 for 69 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.8%. Concerning shots from downtown, Fresno State converted 12 of 37 tries (32.4%). They were able to make 7 of them for a rate of 70.0%. BYU was called for 13 fouls for the contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 25 in the game.

Jalen Weaver ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs in the game. He accumulated 15 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He made 6 out of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 1 rebound.

Fresno State has a mark of 3-7 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are shooting 38.5% from the field, which ranks them 358th in college hoops. Fresno State has 721 points for the season (72.1 per game) and they grab 37.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 10.4 times per contest (345th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per game. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 344th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 80.4. They have forced 15.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (298th in D-1). The Fresno State defense surrenders 32.7% on 3-pointers (87 of 266) and their opponents are connecting on 69.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.6 assists and 44.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 286th and 362nd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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