Pacific vs San Diego Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/30/24

The Pacific Tigers are visiting the San Diego Toreros on Monday, December 30th at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Pacific Tigers San Diego Toreros Prediction.

San Diego Toreros Preview

The San Diego Toreros have a 3-10 record this season and are coming off a 55-68 loss in Grand Canyon. The Toreros are 5-7 against the spread, and 4-8 in over/under, while having a 3-6 home record.

Offensively, San Diego averages 66 points per game, which ranks 337th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 72.8 points per game (224th). The Toreros shoot 40.7% from the field (345th) and 26% from beyond the arc, which is the second-worst in the nation. The Toreros shoot 70% from the free throw line (215th) and are grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game (217th).

Kjay Bradley leads San Diego in scoring this season, with an average of 15.7 points, adding 3.5 rebounds and a team-high 3.6 assists, while Santiago Trouet adds 9 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds.

Pacific Tigers Preview

The Pacific Tigers have a 5-10 record this season and are coming off a 60-70 loss in Saint Mary’s. The Tigers are 6-7 against the spread, and 4-9 in over/under while having a 0-6 road record. 

Offensively, Pacific is averaging 70.9 points per game, which ranks 289th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 72.1 points per game (212th). The Tigers shoot 43% from the field (274th) and 28.5% from beyond the arc (347th). The Tigers shoot 72.1% from the free-throw line (158th) and are grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game (98th).

Elias Ralph leads Pacific in scoring with an average of 17.5 points and a team-high 7.8 rebounds, while Elijah Fisher adds 16.1 points and 5.5 rebounds. Pacific will take on San Francisco after this game.

Why the San Diego Toreros will win

• Pacific has lost each of its last 19 games against the West Coast Conference.
• San Diego has won each of its last six Monday games.
• Pacific has lost the first half in each of its last 11 games against the West Coast Conference.

Why the Pacific Tigers will win

• San Diego has lost each of its last six games.
• Pacific has won each of its last three night games against San Diego following a road loss.
• San Diego has lost the first half in each of its last seven night games.

Pacific Tigers vs San Diego Toreros Prediction

San Diego is 4-2 in their last 6 meetings against Pacific, and are 4-2 against the spread. Over is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings and in their most recent meeting last season, San Diego won 81-69 at home. In this Pacific Tigers vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, San Diego is coming as a -1.5 home favorites. Pacific is better both offensively, scoring 4.9 points more than Pacific, and defensively, allowing 0.7 points less. The Tigers are losing by an average of 1.2 points this season, while the Toreros are losing by 6.8 points. Both teams have struggling offenses, scoring just 136.9 points per game combined, while having bottom-90 field goal percentages, and bottom-20 3-point percentages. Both teams are also 17-8 to the under this season combined, so I expect a low-scoring affair. Take the under.