Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo vs Saint Mary's Picks and Prediction – 11/24/2024

The Cal Poly Mustangs go on the road to Moraga, California on Saturday night to play the St. Mary's Gaels. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Cal Poly who has a record of 3-3 was a loss against Arizona State. The loss came by a final score of 93-89. On the year the Mustangs have been above average with a total of 81 points per game scored. The defense, though has been below average giving up 78 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Mustangs is sitting at 37.0 boards per game. Jarred Hyder has been the leading scorer Cal Poly with 15.5 points per game.

St. Mary's for their part heads to the game here with a 5-0 record. The last game on the court for the Gaels was against Nebraska. The game ended up being a close win by a score of 77-74. Offensively St. Mary's has been above average with 81 points per game and on defense the Gaels have been good only giving up 65 points per game. The rebounding for St. Mary's is sitting at 42.8 boards per game. Paulius Murauskas is leading St. Mary's in scoring with 16.0 points per game. 

The Cal Poly Mustangs are 1-3 away from home so far this year. The Mustangs play with pace and can shoot the 3-point shot very well. This will be a tough task for Poly though, as St. Mary's is very good on defense. St. Mary's is 4-0 at home this season and is rated much higher on offense and defense than Cal Poly. Mikey Lewis for the Gaels will have a good game and will lead St. Mary's to the victory. Final Score prediction, St. Mary's win 86-74.