San Diego Toreros vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 2/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Toreros vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025

Location: Beasley Coliseum in Las Cruces, NM

TV: ESPN+

Beasley Coliseum is where the Washington State Cougars (16-13) will attempt to defeat the San Diego Toreros (4-25) on Thursday.

The San Diego Toreros faced off with Oregon State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-73 in their last game. San Diego wrapped up the game with a 45.9% FG percentage (28 of 61) and knocked down 8 of 22 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Toreros converted 9 of 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 17 assists for this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to the defense, San Diego allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 22 out of 54 shooting. Oregon State distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Oregon State had 40 rebounds (14 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Oregon State ended up shooting 81.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 34 of 42 attempts. They also buried 5 of their 10 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Toreros ended up with 24 while Oregon State totaled 16 personal fouls.

Kody Clouet is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 63.6% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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San Diego will play this contest with a mark of 4-25 for the year. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, San Diego is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 323 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 324th in the nation in terms of passing. The Toreros are hitting 27.8% on shots from distance (174 of 626) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.7 points per game (309th in college) while shooting 40.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Toreros are forcing 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 309th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 416 conceded so far this year. The Toreros defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.3% (741 of 1,634) and they concede 37.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 330th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (78.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington State Cougars took a defeat with a final score of 109-79 against Santa Clara. When talking about rebounding, Washington State allowed Santa Clara to snag 36 in total (13 offensive). They finished 60.5% from beyond the arc by going 23 of 38 and finished the contest at 8 of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Cougars allowed Santa Clara to knock down 39 out of 72 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars went 27 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. When talking about 3-pointers, Washington State knocked down 9 out of their 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Santa Clara earned 18 fouls in the game which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Cougars were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in this game.

Nate Calmese ended up having an impact for the Cougars for this game. He had 20 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this game. He made 8 of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 53.3%, and had 1 rebound.

Washington State has a win-loss mark of 16-13 so far this year. The Cougars are responsible for committing 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per game (42nd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per game. Washington State has totaled 2,249 pts on the year (77.6 per contest) and they collect 33.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Cougars are hitting on 48.7% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the country.

The Washington State defense gives up 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (235 of 695) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.9 dimes and 33.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 255th and 116th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 319th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 77.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (254th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington State and under the total points

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