Another game, another time to wonder about how big will the Gonzaga Bulldogs will win against their opponent. The Bulldogs are simply demolishing any team put in front of them, though they haven’t been the best team against the spread this season. Could the San Diego Toreros at least beat the spread this coming Thursday against the No. 1 team in the nation? Check out our preview of this game along with the odds and prediction for the winner and final score.
Gonzaga remains unscathed. The Bulldogs preserved their immaculate record and added another victory by defeating the Pacific Tigers last Saturday, 95-49. Gonzaga dominated the Tigers pretty much how you would think the Bulldogs would. They shot 52.9 percent from the field and hit 12 of 26 3-pointers. Drew Timme scored 22 points to lead Gonzaga, while Corey Kispert and Joel Ayayi had 16 and 12 points, respectively. Gonzaga owns the highest-scoring and most efficient offenses in the nation. The Bulldogs are averaging 94.4 points per game and 1.25 points per possession. They are also shooting 54.9 percent from the field and have a 60.4 effective field goal percentage – also the best in the nation.
Gonzaga is 3-1-1 against the spread in its last five games at home.
San Diego ended a four-game losing skid by downing the Portland Pilots on the road last Saturday, 78-70. Josh Parrish stepped up and scored 20 points for the Toreros, while three other San Diego starters chipped in double-figure contributions on offense. San Diego shot 56.4 percent from the field against Portland, the best shooting performance the Toreros have had, so far this season, and the hope for the team is that it’ll carry over at least some of that offensive brilliance into the showdown with Gonzaga. San Diego is averaging 65.4 points per game while giving up 73.6 points per contest. Joey Calcaterra, who had 12 points against Portland, leads San Diego this season with 14.7 points per game.
The over is 3-2 in San Diego’s last five games as the home team.
