San Francisco Dons vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in Kent, OH

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego Toreros (4-22) will take on the San Francisco Dons (20-6) at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Saturday.

The San Francisco Dons took the court against Loyola Marymount and took home the win by a score of 72-66 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Dons walked away with 17 while Loyola Marymount accumulated 20 fouls. They made 5 out of their 16 tries from downtown. Loyola Marymount ended up shooting 86.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 15 shots. Additionally, Loyola Marymount had 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Loyola Marymount doled out 9 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In terms of the defense, San Francisco allowed 52.2% from the field on 24 out of 46 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 18 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Dons buried 23 of 27 tries for a percentage of 85.2%. San Francisco ended having earned a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 of 54) and knocked down 7 of 21 3-point attempts.

Marcus Williams is one player who played a role for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He played for 29 mins played and also pulled down 4 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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San Francisco will enter this matchup with a mark of 20-6 on the season. They average 75.5 pts per contest (147th in D-1) while connecting on 45.8% from the field. The Dons are connecting on 34.5% from downtown (230 of 667) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Francisco is grabbing 35.1 boards per game and has racked up 362 assists for the year, which ranks 113th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Dons are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 fouls. They rank 41st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 273 relinquished this year. The Dons defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.8% (619 of 1,446) and they concede 33.8 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 28.7% from beyond the arc while they are 50th in college in PPG allowed (66.9).

When they last played, the San Diego Toreros walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-70 against Santa Clara. The Toreros were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this contest. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. Santa Clara earned 22 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Toreros to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.7%. In reference to 3-point shots, San Diego knocked down 7 of their 24 tries (29.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Toreros finished 20 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 32.8%. The Toreros allowed Santa Clara to make 32 of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 58.2% for this contest. They finished 52.4% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 11 of 21 and ended up shooting 18 of 27 from the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of how they rebounded, San Diego permitted Santa Clara to grab 35 overall (7 offensive).

Steven Jamerson II ended up having an impact for the Toreros for this game. He knocked down 7 of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

San Diego has a mark of 4-22 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Toreros are shooting 40.1% from the floor, which ranks them 354th in college. San Diego has 1,776 pts this season (68.3 per game) and they snag 34.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 11.0 times per game (346th in college) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. The Toreros are responsible for committing 21.2 fouls every game and they hit 75.1% from the charity stripe.

The San Diego defense surrenders 36.2% on three-point shots (208 of 575) and their opponents are converting on 73.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.2 dimes and 37.1 boards every game, which is ranked 275th and 319th in Division 1. The Toreros defensively are ranked 323rd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 77.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (281st in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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