San Francisco Dons vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 11/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

Location: Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, CA

TV: CBSSN

The San Francisco Dons (5-1) are headed to Acrisure Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Colorado Buffaloes (5-0).

The San Francisco Dons took the court against Minnesota and earned the victory with a final of 77-65 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Dons finished with 20 while Minnesota accumulated 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 14 tries from three-point range. Minnesota ended up going 50.0% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 30 shots. On top of that, Minnesota pulled down 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Minnesota recorded 9 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, San Francisco let their opponent shoot 47.8% from the field on 22 out of 46 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Dons made 14 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. San Francisco finished the game with a 49.1% FG percentage (26 out of 53) and converted 11 of their 22 three-point attempts.

Ryan Beasley is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He recorded 24 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played 37 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up shooting 61.5% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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San Francisco heads into this matchup with a record of 5-1 for the campaign. They are averaging 80.7 pts per game (159th in D-1) while hitting 48.3% from the floor. The Dons are shooting 41.2% from downtown (63 of 153) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Francisco is pulling in 39.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 98 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 161st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a team they commit 18.8 fouls per game.

On defense, the Dons are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.2 fouls. They currently rank 109th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 73 surrendered so far this year. The Dons defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.3% (132 of 345) and they surrender 29.8 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 32.6% from beyond the arc while they are 50th in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes went home victorious with a score of 95-79 against UC Davis. The Buffaloes were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. UC Davis was called for 19 fouls for this contest which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.7%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Colorado knocked down 9 of their 15 tries (60.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Buffaloes shot 34 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 59.6%. The Buffaloes permitted UC Davis to bury 31 of 60 tries from the floor which had them at 51.7% in this matchup. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by going 8 of 24 and ended up going 9 of 9 from the free throw line (100.0%). When talking about rebounds, Colorado permitted UC Davis to grab 23 in all (5 offensive).

Bangot Dak ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes for this game. He totaled 18 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accounted for 3 assists for this contest. He buried 8 of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Colorado has a win-loss mark of 5-0 for the season. The Buffaloes have committed 18.2 fouls per game and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 19.0 times per game (27th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.0 times per contest. Colorado has scored 472 points so far this season (94.4 per game) and they snag 37.0 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Buffaloes are shooting 53.4% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in college.

The Colorado defense allows 37.3% from downtown (41 of 110) and opponents are connecting on 76.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.4 assists and 29.2 boards every game, which ranks 134th and 22nd in those categories. The Buffaloes on the defensive side of the court are 317th in college in points given up per game with 81.6. They have forced 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (332nd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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