San Francisco Dons vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 1/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Francisco Dons vs St. Mary's Gaels
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA
TV: ESPN+
The San Francisco Dons (16-5) are on their way to University Credit Union Pavilion on Thursday where they will play the St. Mary's Gaels (16-3).

The San Francisco Dons played Oregon State and went home with a win by a final score of 81-70 in their last contest. San Francisco ended the contest with a 60.0% FG percentage (27 out of 45) and converted 13 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Dons knocked down 14 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 21 with 3 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists in the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to defending, San Francisco allowed the other team to go 44.4% from the field on 24 of 54 shooting. Oregon State recorded 6 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Oregon State snagged 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oregon State finished the contest at 72.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 29 tries. They also converted 1 of 9 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Dons ended up walking away with 25 and Oregon State recorded 18 personal fouls.
Malik Thomas is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He walked away with 24 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and recorded 3 assists.
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San Francisco comes into this game with a record of 16-5 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, San Francisco is pulling in 35.4 boards per contest and has 308 assists this season, which has them ranked 49th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Dons are connecting on 35.7% on shots from distance (195 of 546) and 68.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.0 points per contest (121st in college) on 47.2% from the floor.
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Defensively, the Dons are forcing 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They rank 69th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 215 relinquished on the season. The Dons defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (496 of 1,180) and they surrender 33.7 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 30.5% on shots from distance and they rank 71st in the country in points per game allowed (67.5).
When they last played, the St. Mary's Gaels went home victorious with a score of 74-50 against Pepperdine. When talking about cleaning the glass, St. Mary's allowed Pepperdine to collect 27 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 3 of 12 and ended up shooting 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Gaels permitted Pepperdine to convert 19 out of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.9% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Gaels shot 30 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, St. Mary's made 7 of 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Pepperdine committed 9 fouls for this game which got the Gaels to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Gaels earned 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the contest.
Luke Barrett ended up being a major contributor for the Gaels for the contest. He buried 6 out of 10 in this game for a rate of 60.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.
St. Mary's has a mark of 16-3 this season. The Gaels have committed 15.3 fouls per game and they go 70.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.9 times per game (31st in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.9 times per game. St. Mary's has earned 1,459 pts for the year (76.8 per game) and they grab 41.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Gaels are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks them 171st in college.
The St. Mary's defense gives up 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (107 of 334) and opponents are making 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.5 assists and 30.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 133rd and 17th in Division 1. The Gaels on the defensive end are ranked 7th in college in points per game surrendered with 61.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the field (36th in the nation).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Mary's and under the total points
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