Utah Valley Wolverines vs San Francisco Dons Prediction, 3/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Valley Wolverines vs San Francisco Dons

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: The Sobrato Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Utah Valley (+6)

The Utah Valley Wolverines (25-8) are en route to The Sobrato Center on Wednesday where they will take on the San Francisco Dons (24-9) in the 1st round of the NIT. San Francisco opens this contest as 6-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 146.

The Utah Valley Wolverines faced Grand Canyon and ended up losing by a score of 89-82 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Wolverines walked away with 25 and Grand Canyon finished the game with 22 fouls. They also made 6 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. Grand Canyon went 81.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 27 of their 33 attempts. Moreover, Grand Canyon snagged 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Grand Canyon totaled 10 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In regard to defending, Utah Valley allowed the other team to shoot 51.9% from the field on 28 of 54 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for this game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 29 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wolverines buried 19 of their 28 shots for a rate of 67.9%. Utah Valley ended the game with a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and converted 9 of their 19 three-point attempts.

Tanner Toolson is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He totaled 28 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He played for 38 mins and snagged 8 boards. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Utah Valley comes into this game with a record of 25-8 on the campaign. They have an average of 76.2 pts per contest (113th in college) while shooting 47.0% from the field. The Wolverines are shooting 34.0% on 3-pointers (201 of 591) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah Valley is pulling in 38.2 boards per game and is sitting with 520 dimes on the year, which ranks 52nd in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Wolverines are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 60th in college in PPG from their opponents (68.0). The Wolverines are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.3% (802 of 1,941) and they relinquish 33.1 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 88th in college hoops in giving up assists with 394 conceded on the season.

For their last game, the San Francisco Dons took a defeat with a final score of 85-76 against Gonzaga. The Dons pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 30 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Gonzaga earned 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Dons to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, San Francisco made 11 out of 25 tries (44.0%). When the game finished, the Dons ended up going 28 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2%. The Dons allowed Gonzaga to bury 28 of their 63 tries from the field which had them at 44.4% for this contest. They went 23.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 4 out of 17 and ended up shooting 25 out of 32 from the free throw line (78.1%). In regard to how they rebounded, San Francisco allowed Gonzaga to collect 36 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Malik Thomas pitched in for the Dons in this contest. He racked up 27 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this matchup. He converted 9 of 18 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

San Francisco has a mark of 24-9 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Dons are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which is 122nd in the nation. San Francisco has earned 2,505 pts so far this season (75.9 per game) and they pull down 35.2 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 13.8 times per contest (165th in college) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. The Dons have committed 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 71.1% from the free throw line.

The San Francisco defense allows 28.4% on shots from beyond the arc (186 of 656) and their opponents are making 70.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.7 assists and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 60th and 187th in those defensive categories. The Dons are ranked 83rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.9. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (169th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah Valley (+6)

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