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| San Francisco Dons | Pacific Tigers |
| 10-6 | January 09, 2014, 10:00 | Spanos Center | 9-5 |
College hoops betting interest focuses on the Pacific vs San Francisco battle Thursday at Spanos Center as the Tigers look to defend home court and cover the NCAA basketball point spread.
The Tigers bring a 9-5 record (8-5 ATS) to this tilt against the 10-6 Dons, who are 6-6 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Pacific go 8-4 so far and the Dons go 6-6.
View San Francisco Dons vs Pacific Tigers Odds and Stats.
The visitors opened as 5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation(.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 185-rated Tigers and the No. 178-ranked Dons, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.
Last time out for San Francisco, they were a 76-66 Sportsbook as they battled Pepperdine at home. They covered in the match as a 6.5-point favorite. The Dons got 19 points from Kruize Pinkins as San Francisco ran past Pepperdine 76-66 on Saturday at War Memorial Gymnasium.
In their last action, Pacific was an 86-64 loser on the road against Gonzaga. They failed to cover the 14.5-point spread as underdogs. Pacific was crushed on Saturday, getting blown out by Gonzaga and falling by an 86-64 score at McCarthey Athletic Center.
How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Pacific has the nation's No. 112-rated offensive output, at 74.5 PPG. The visiting Dons defense ranks No. 213 allowing on average 74.81 PPG. The Tigers FG% has averaged 44.06% so far, less than the Dons marksmen have achieved on the year, 48.57% per game.
Next up:
San Francisco at Saint Mary's , Saturday, January 11th
Pacific at Santa Clara, Saturday, January 11th
