St. Mary's Gaels vs San Francisco Dons Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs San Francisco Dons

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: The Sobrato Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: ESPN2

The San Francisco Dons (12-7) will take on the St. Mary's Gaels (16-2) at The Sobrato Center on Tuesday.

The St. Mary's Gaels took the court against Washington State and notched a win by a score of 88-82 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Gaels ended up walking away with 15 while Washington State had 18 personal fouls. They also made 8 of 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Washington State shot 73.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of their 19 shots. Furthermore, Washington State snagged 26 boards (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Washington State totaled 19 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. With regard to defending, St. Mary's allowed the other team to go 54.5% from the field on 30 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Gaels converted 20 of 20 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. St. Mary's ended with a 48.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 56) and knocked down 14 of their 30 three-point shots.

Joshua Dent is a guy who was important for the game. He ended up with 26 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 64.3% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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St. Mary's will take the court with a record of 16-2 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 79.8 points per contest (125th in college) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Gaels are hitting 38.0% on three-point attempts (138 of 363) and 81.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. Mary's is snagging 39.5 boards per game and has tallied 274 dimes on the season, which is 73rd in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.2 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Gaels are able to force 10.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They rank 244th in college in allowing assists with 237 conceded this year. The Gaels defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.6% (432 of 1,063) and they surrender 28.6 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 29.6% on 3-point shots and they are 16th in college in PPG allowed (64.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the San Francisco Dons got the victory with a final of 80-60 when they played Pepperdine. In regard to attacking the glass, San Francisco allowed Pepperdine to grab 26 in total (11 offensive). They finished 14.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 3 of 21 and finished the contest at 21 of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). The Dons permitted Pepperdine to convert 18 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 30.5% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Dons finished shooting 31 for 66 from the field which had them at 47.0%. When it comes to 3-pointers, San Francisco made 13 of their 34 attempts (38.2%). They were able to make 5 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. Pepperdine committed 11 personal fouls for the contest which got the Dons to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Dons were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this matchup.

Junjie Wang ended up having an impact for the Dons for this game. He had 27 points in his 33 minutes of playing time, but went home with no dimes. He buried 10 of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 71.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

San Francisco has a mark of 12-7 so far this year. The Dons are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per game (172nd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. San Francisco has accounted for 1,438 points for the year (75.7 per game) and they collect 39.1 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Dons are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks 254th in the nation.

The Dons on the defensive end are ranked 72nd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 68.6. They have forced 9.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (60th in college hoops). The San Francisco defense concedes 29.9% on 3-point shots (123 of 411) and their opposition knocks down 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.1 dimes and 32.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 81st and 79th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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