Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between San Fran. and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead San Diego 53-41.

If San Fran. keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 17-6 in no time. On the other hand, San Diego will have to make due with a 12-11 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

San Diego Toreros @ San Fran. Dons

Current Records: San Diego 12-10, San Fran. 16-6

How To Watch

What to Know

If the oddsmakers' predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for San Fran. They and the San Diego Toreros will face off in a West Coast battle at 11:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at War Memorial Gymnasium. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, a fact San Fran. proved on Saturday. They came out on top against the Pilots by a score of 76-64.

San Fran. got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ndewedo Newbury out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Mogbo, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Meanwhile, the Toreros sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 69-67 win over the Waves on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for San Diego.

The Dons have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for the Toreros, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.

San Fran. took their victory against the Toreros in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 83-63. Does San Fran. have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Toreros turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

Odds

San Fran. is a big 18.5-point favorite against San Diego, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 18.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is set at 149.5 points.

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Series History

San Fran. has won 7 out of their last 10 games against San Diego.

  • Jan 11, 2024 - San Fran. 83 vs. San Diego 63
  • Jan 28, 2023 - San Fran. 94 vs. San Diego 81
  • Dec 31, 2022 - San Diego 80 vs. San Fran. 68
  • Feb 26, 2022 - San Fran. 78 vs. San Diego 62
  • Jan 08, 2022 - San Fran. 88 vs. San Diego 73
  • Mar 04, 2021 - San Fran. 67 vs. San Diego 51
  • Dec 31, 2020 - San Fran. 70 vs. San Diego 62
  • Jan 30, 2020 - San Fran. 69 vs. San Diego 44
  • Feb 28, 2019 - San Diego 91 vs. San Fran. 90
  • Jan 26, 2019 - San Diego 67 vs. San Fran. 63