San Diego Toreros vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Toreros vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego Toreros (3-5) are headed to Viejas Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the San Diego State Aztecs (5-2).

The San Diego Toreros played Arizona State and took a loss by a final of 90-53 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Toreros walked away with 24 and Arizona State racked up 13 fouls. They also buried 12 of their 23 shots from three-point range. Arizona State finished the game shooting 62.9% at the free throw line by making 22 of their 35 attempts. On top of that, Arizona State snagged 44 boards (10 offensive, 34 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Arizona State earned 17 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, San Diego allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 32 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Toreros converted 9 of 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. San Diego wrapped up the game having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (21 of 63) and converted 2 of their 19 3-point attempts.

Kjay Bradley Jr. is one guy who came through in the matchup. He ended up with 15 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and also totaled 6 rebounds. He went 40.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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San Diego will enter this matchup with a record of 3-5 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, San Diego is grabbing 34.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 99 dimes this season, which is 286th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Toreros are connecting on 24.2% on 3-point shots (38 of 157) and 69.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 67.5 pts per contest (318th in the nation) while shooting 41.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Toreros are able to force 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They surrender 35.3% on three-point shots and they are 214th in D-1 in opponents PPG (72.3). The Toreros defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (198 of 465) and they relinquish 38.8 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 154th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 103 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the San Diego State Aztecs walked away with a victory by a final of 84-62 when they faced Fresno State. Concerning attacking the glass, San Diego State allowed Fresno State to pull down 37 overall (13 on the offensive side). They finished 19.2% from 3-point land by going 5 of 26 and finished the game at 21 out of 30 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Aztecs allowed Fresno State to bury 18 of their 66 tries from the field which had them shooting 27.3% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Aztecs went 33 for 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.5%. With regard to 3-point shots, San Diego State knocked down 7 of 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 64.7%. Fresno State had 18 fouls in this game which got the Aztecs to the free throw line for 17 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Aztecs pulled down 38 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the matchup.

Magoon Gwath ended up being a major contributor for the Aztecs in this contest. He had 25 points in his 28 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 10 of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and had 10 rebounds.

San Diego State has a mark of 5-2 so far this season. The Aztecs commit 17.7 fouls per game while shooting 64.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.1 times per contest (183rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest. San Diego State has earned 526 pts for the campaign (75.1 per game) and they grab 38.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Aztecs are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which is ranked 155th in D-1.

The San Diego State defense concedes 30.8% on 3-point attempts (53 of 172) and their opposition makes 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.4 assists and 38.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 88th and 313th in the nation. The Aztecs on the defensive side of the court are 40th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 64.3. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 35.1% from the floor (2nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State

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