San Francisco vs Saint Mary's Picks and Prediction – 1/24/2025

The San Francisco Dons go on the road to Moraga, California on Thursday night to play the Saint Mary's Gaels. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for San Francisco who has a record of 16-5 was a win against Oregon State. The win came by a final score of 81-70. On the year the Dons have been above average with a total of 77.1 points per game scored. The defense, though has been above average giving up only 67.5 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Dons is sitting at 35.4 boards per game. Malik Thomas has been the leading scorer for San Francisco with 20.4 points per game.

Saint Mary's for their part heads to the game here with a 16-3 record. The last game on the court for the Gaels was against Pepperdine. The game ended up being a convincing win by a score of 74-50.

Offensively Saint Mary's has been above average with 76.8 points per game and on defense the Gaels have been excellent only giving up 61.2 points per game. The rebounding for Saint Mary's is sitting at 41.7 boards per game. Augustas Marciulionis is leading Saint Mary's in scoring with 14.2 points per game. Saint Mary's have won six games in a row. 

The San Francisco Dons are 2-3 away from home this season. The Saint Mary's Gaels have dominated the series against San Francisco going 10-0 in the last ten games played between these two teams. Saint Mary's converts more rebounds and is better in almost every category than the Dons. San Francisco has been having trouble turning the ball over and the Gaels will take advantage of that in this matchup. Saint Mary's will hit more shots and timely free-throws to get the victory on their home court on Thursday. Final Score Prediction, Saint Mary's win 76-62.