Gonzaga at San Diego 1/9/20 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Anthonoy-deleo |

Last Updated: 01/08/2020 at 9:29 PM ET

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are set to visit Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California for a WCC clash against the San Diego Toreros. The Gonzaga Bulldogs come into this matchup with a 16-1 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the Pepperdine Waves, 75-70. Leading the way for the Gonzaga Bulldogs was senior forward Killian Tillie as he recorded 20 points and 4 rebounds. Joining Tillie in the frontcourt was sophomore forward Filip Petrusev who had a productive outing for the Bulldogs with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs had a good shooting game against the Pepperdine Waves as they connected on 28 of their 57 field goal attempts (49.1%), but they were significantly worse from behind the three-point line (27.8%). The Gonzaga Bulldogs lost the turnover battle against the Pepperdine Waves (17-15), but they edged out the Waves in the rebounding department (39-30).

The San Diego Toreros come into this matchup with a 7-10 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Santa Clara Broncos, 80-63. Leading the way for the San Diego Toreros was junior guard Braun Hartfield as he recorded 16 points and 3 rebounds. Joining Hartfield in the backcourt was freshman guard Marion Humphrey who had a productive outing for the Toreros as he pitched in 14 points and 5 rebounds.

The San Diego Toreros had a solid shooting game against the Santa Clara Broncos as they connected on 20 of their 47 field goal attempts (42.6%), and they were better from behind the three-point line (50%). The San Diego Toreros lost the turnover battle against the Santa Clara Broncos (19-12), and they were edged out by the Broncos in the rebounding department (30-28).

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are currently the top team in the country, but that hasn’t been favorable for this season as they have fallen, but the Bulldogs already had their scare at home against Pepperdine as they only won by 5. The Bulldogs haven’t had much of a problem scoring the basketball this season as they are averaging 87.5 PPG, and San Diego won’t be able to match this production as they are only averaging 66.9 PPG. Gonzaga has a ton of scoring depth as 6 different guys are averaging at least 10 PPG, and San Diego won’t have enough resources to contain everyone. San Diego also lacks the size that Gonzaga has which means that Filip Petrusev can be in line for a big game (16.6 PPG and 8.1 RPG). Final Score Prediction, Gonzaga Bulldogs win and cover ATS 84-63.

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