San Francisco Dons vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: CBSSN

The San Francisco Dons (13-8) are hitting the road to McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday where they will meet the Gonzaga Bulldogs (20-1).

The San Francisco Dons faced Washington State and earned the victory with a final of 85-80 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Dons ended up walking away with 12 while Washington State racked up 18 fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Washington State finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 2 of their 3 attempts. In addition, Washington State snagged 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Washington State doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, San Francisco allowed the other team to go 57.6% from the floor on 34 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Dons buried 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. San Francisco ended the contest having earned a 53.7% FG percentage (29 out of 54) and knocked down 12 of their 22 3-pointers.

Junjie Wang is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He shot 100.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins and also pulled down 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 4 of 4 shooting.

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San Francisco enters this one with a mark of 13-8 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Francisco is grabbing 38.0 rebounds per game and has earned 305 dimes for the season, which is 98th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Dons are hitting 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (197 of 560) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.8 points per contest (210th in Division 1) while going 44.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Dons are forcing 9.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They surrender 31.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 87th in college in points per game allowed (69.8). The Dons are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.0% (522 of 1,244) and they surrender 32.6 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 191st in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 262 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 84-60 when they played Pepperdine. The Bulldogs were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 for this contest. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. Pepperdine was called for 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 70.8%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Gonzaga knocked down 5 out of 20 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs went 31 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 47.0%. The Bulldogs allowed Pepperdine to bury 22 of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.9% in this game. They finished 13.6% from distance by going 3 of 22 and ended up going 13 of 14 from the charity stripe (92.9%). Concerning rebounding, Gonzaga allowed Pepperdine to snag 31 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Davis Fogle ended up being important for the Bulldogs for this contest. He converted 4 out of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for this contest.

Gonzaga has a mark of 20-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 52.0% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in the nation. Gonzaga has totaled 1,887 points on the campaign (89.9 per game) and they average 42.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 18.9 times per game (12th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 17.9 fouls every game and they connect on 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs are ranked 29th in college in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.9% from the floor (11th in the country). The Gonzaga defense gives up 29.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (160 of 552) and opponents are making 68.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.2 assists and 31.7 total boards per game, ranking them 87th and 47th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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