Gonzaga vs San Diego State Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/18/24

The Gonzaga Bulldogs and the San Diego State Aztecs meet Monday in college basketball action from the Viejas Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Gonzaga vs. San Diego State prediction.

Gonzaga Recap

The Gonzaga Bulldogs come into this one looking to build some momentum after a 113-54 win over UMass Lowell last time out to improve to 3-0 on the year. After this game, Gonzaga will head home for a matchup against Long Beach State.

Bulldogs Trying To Stay Unbeaten

Khalif Battle leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 17.3 PPG and 5.3 RPG while Braden Huff has 16 PPG with 3.3 RPG. Nolan Hickman has 13.3 PPG with 3.7 RPG while Graham Ike has 11.7 PPG with 5.7 RPG and Ryan Nembhard has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 10 APG to lead the Bulldogs in assists by averaging a double-double per game, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Gonzaga so far this season. Dusty Stromer has 9.3 PPG with 3 RPG and Michael Ajayi has 8 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Zags in rebounding. As a team, Gonzaga is averaging 100.7 PPG on 53.8% shooting from the field, 40.3% from three, and 75.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Gonzaga Bulldogs will win

• Gonzaga has won each of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

San Diego State Recap

The San Diego State Aztecs come into this one looking to build on their 100-49 win over subdivision Occidental last time out. After this game, the Aztecs will have a neutral floor date with Creighton.

Aztecs Looking For Big Home Win

Myles Byrd has 20 PPG along with 8 RPG while BJ Davis has 13.5 PPG with 4 RPG. Nick Boyd and Wayne McKinney III each have 10.5 PPG with Boyd logging a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Aztecs in assists while McKinney III has 2.5 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for San Diego State so far this year. Jared Coleman-Jones has a team-high 7 RPG to lead the Aztecs on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 81.5 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 41.9% from three, and 67.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the San Diego State Aztecs will win

• San Diego State has won each of its last 29 night games against non-conference opponents at Viejas Arena.

Gonzaga vs. San Diego State Prediction

I’m on Gonzaga here. San Diego State’s plenty rested for this game, but Gonzaga is just a whole other animal right now as they’re looking really good. The competition for Gonzaga so far has been decent, while San Diego State struggled to get by UC San Diego and played a subdivision opponent so far. I’ll side with Gonzaga here.