Washington State Cougars vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 1/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Washington State Cougars (13-5) are on their way to Jenny Craig Pavilion on Thursday where they will compete against the San Diego Toreros (4-14).

The Washington State Cougars took the court against Gonzaga and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-75 in their last contest. Washington State wrapped up the game with a 53.3% field goal percentage (32 of 60) and knocked down 8 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Cougars knocked down 3 of their 8 shots for a rate of 37.5%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected 26 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to defending, Washington State allowed the other team to shoot 55.7% from the floor on 34 out of 61 shooting. Gonzaga doled out 20 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Gonzaga grabbed 25 rebounds (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Gonzaga went 76.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 13 tries. They made 10 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Cougars walked away with 17 while Gonzaga totaled 12 personal fouls.

Nate Calmese is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up with 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He went 64.3% from the field and also distributed 8 dimes.

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Washington State steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 13-5 on the campaign. They have an average of 81.9 pts per game (45th in the nation) while going 49.4% from the floor. The Cougars are hitting 36.7% on shots from downtown (164 of 447) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington State is pulling down 36.9 boards per contest and has earned 312 dimes this year, which has them ranked 8th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cougars are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They give up 31.1% on shots from downtown while they are 295th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.9). The Cougars defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (496 of 1,129) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per game as a team. They rank 237th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 233 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the San Diego Toreros took a loss by a final score of 103-56 when they played St. Mary's. In reference to how they attacked the glass, San Diego permitted St. Mary's to grab 36 in total (17 offensive). They finished 51.7% from distance by shooting 15 out of 29 and ended up shooting 14 out of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Toreros allowed St. Mary's to knock down 37 out of 70 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9% for the contest. Overall, the Toreros ended up shooting 24 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4%. With respect to shooting from downtown, San Diego converted 5 of 15 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 3 of those for a clip of 100.0%. St. Mary's committed 10 fouls for this contest which got the Toreros to the charity stripe for 3 tries. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Toreros corralled 11 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 18 for this game.

Joey Chammaa was important for the Toreros for this game. He buried 7 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 19 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup.

San Diego has a win-loss mark of 4-14 so far this year. The Toreros have committed 20.1 fouls per game while shooting 72.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.2 times per game (339th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per contest. San Diego has totaled 1,203 pts for the year (66.8 per game) and they grab 34.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Toreros are hitting on 41.0% from the field, which ranks them 336th in D-1.

The Toreros on the defensive end are ranked 298th in the country in points allowed per game with 76.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (244th in the country). The San Diego defense concedes 35.3% on 3-point shots (140 of 397) and opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.7 assists and 38.3 boards per contest, which is 233rd and 336th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington State

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