Saint Louis vs San Francisco Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/5/24

The St. Louis Billikens and the San Francisco Dons meet Thursday in college basketball action from War Memorial Gym. Here’s a St. Louis vs San Francisco prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best St. Louis vs San Francisco pick. We will examine:

The St. Louis Billikens’ recent form and player performance

The San Francisco Dons’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Louis Billikens

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Francisco Dons

Recent betting trends in games played between St. Louis and San Francisco

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the St. Louis vs San Francisco game

St. Louis Billikens Betting Preview

This year the Billikens kicked things off with a 2-2 run featuring wins over Avila and LMU between losses versus Santa Clara and Wichita State. Since then it’s been three straight wins over Quinnipiac, UMass Lowell, and Jackson State.

In the Tigers game on Monday, the Billikens were in trouble with a 35-30 first-half deficit. St. Louis rallied on 44 points from there, however, eventually winning 74-66. Gibson Jimerson led the team with 21 points with three rebounds.

San Francisco Dons Betting Preview

Over on the Dons’ side, they beat Cal Poly, Boise State, LBSU, and Chicago State in their first four before a pair of losses to Memphis and Clemson. It’s been two wins over Fordham and Mercyhurst since then.

On Sunday versus Mercyhurst, the Dons also trailed in the first half 36-32. San Francisco hit a 55-23 run the rest of the way in an 87-59 win, though. Malik Thomas was the team’s leading scorer with 29 points and four steals.

St. Louis vs San Francisco Prediction

I’ll lean toward San Francisco here, but the line’s thick enough that you could make a good case either way. It’ll be a good matchup. The Dons started a little slow versus Mercyhurst in their last game but eventually shot a nice 58.2 percent from the field with 37 rebounds. The foul shooting was pretty awful (17-of-31 for 54.8 percent), however. San Francisco has scored 82 or more points in all six of their wins—and a combined 119 points in their two losses.

As for St. Louis, they’re coming off a slow start as well but eventually hit 52.8 percent with 43 rebounds against Jackson State. The Billikens have 74 or more points in six of seven games this year, so a big points total may well be in the cards on Thursday. At home though, I like the Dons to power out the cover. It should be a solid matchup regardless.

Andrew Jett's Pick: San Francisco Dons -8