Pacific Tigers vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego Toreros (3-9) will go up against the Pacific Tigers (5-9) at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Monday.

The Pacific Tigers played Idaho and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-72 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 6 while Idaho had 10 fouls. They buried 15 of their 34 tries from long range. Idaho finished shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by converting 6 of 6 tries. Moreover, Idaho totaled 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Idaho doled out 24 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. With respect to defending, Pacific allowed their opponent to shoot 58.7% from the field on 37 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for the contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 23 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Tigers buried 7 of 9 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Pacific wrapped up the contest with a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 of 64) and converted 11 of their 29 three-point shots.

Elias Ralph is someone who played a role in this matchup. He ended up shooting 44.4% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 37 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Pacific steps onto the hardwood with a record of 5-9 so far this season. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Pacific is collecting 38.6 boards per contest and has earned 204 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 61st in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are connecting on 28.6% on shots from 3-point land (91 of 318) and 72.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 71.6 pts per game (271st in Division 1) while hitting 43.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are 326th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 201 conceded for the campaign. The Tigers are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (351 of 819) and they surrender 34.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 214th in the country in PPG allowed (72.3).

In their last game, the San Diego Toreros walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-71 against UC-San Diego. When talking about rebounds, San Diego permitted UC-San Diego to snag 23 in total (6 offensive). They shot 40.0% from downtown by shooting 8 of 20 and ended up shooting 21 out of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Toreros permitted UC-San Diego to convert 24 of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2% for this game. When the game finished, the Toreros finished the game shooting 27 for 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.9%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, San Diego converted 10 of 25 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 7 of those for a rate of 70.0%. UC-San Diego had 14 fouls for the game which took the Toreros to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They also turned the ball over 23 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Toreros collected 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for the matchup.

Joey Chammaa ended up being important for the Toreros in the game. He totaled 14 points in his 17 mins on the court, but didn't record an assist. He knocked down 5 out of 7 in the game for a rate of 71.4%, but wasn't able to snag a board.

San Diego has a win-loss mark of 3-9 for the season. As an offense, the Toreros are shooting 41.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 322nd in the country. San Diego has accounted for 803 pts so far this year (66.9 per game) and they snag 34.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per game (313th in the country) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per game. The Toreros commit 19.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.4% from the free throw line.

The San Diego defense concedes 35.1% on three-point shots (88 of 251) and their opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.8 assists and 36.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 162nd and 295th in the nation. The Toreros defensively are ranked 230th in college in PPG given up with 73.2. They are forcing 14.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (228th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pacific

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