Washington State vs. San Francisco betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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Two hot teams square off when the Washington State Cougars (12-3, 2-0 WCC) host the San Francisco Dons (13-3, 3-0 WCC) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The Cougars are 2.5-point favorites and put their three-game win streak on the line against the Dons, who have won four straight. The point total is 148.5 for the matchup.

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Washington State vs. San Francisco betting lines

  • Washington State moneyline odds to win: -136
  • San Francisco moneyline odds to win: +115
  • Spread: Washington State (-2.5)
  • Total: 148.5

Washington State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Washington State covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games last season. Washington State covered nine times in 17 opportunities when playing at home, and it covered five times in 10 opportunities in away games.
  • The Cougars hit the over on the total in 10 of 17 home games (58.8%) last season, compared to four of 10 road games (40%).
  • Washington State won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 14-2 (.875). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 1-2 (.333).

Recent trends

  • The Cougars have seen a downturn in scoring lately, putting up 78.4 points per game in their last 10 outings, 2.5 points fewer than the 80.9 they’ve scored this year.
  • The last 10 games have seen Washington State allow 1.1 fewer points per game (72.4) than its season-long average (73.5).
  • The Cougars’ past 10 outings have seen them make 9.3 three-pointers per game while shooting 38.4% from deep. Both numbers are up from their 2024-25 averages of 9.2 makes and 36.2%.

Washington State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-5-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 7-2-0 (As Favorite: 8-2-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-0 (Home: 6-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (27th in nation) 42.5 (150th) 34.0 (134th) 28.7 (64th) 17.4 (27th) 15.0 (354th)

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San Francisco statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • San Francisco’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .533 (8-7-0) last season. Away, it was .545 (6-5-0).
  • In 2023-24, a higher percentage of the Dons’ games finished above the over/under at home (73.3%, 11 of 15) than away (36.4%, four of 11).
  • The Dons, when moneyline underdogs, won the same percentage of games at home (0-1) as on the road (0-4) last season.

Recent trends

  • While the Dons are averaging 77.5 points per game in 2024-25, they have improved that mark in their previous 10 games, tallying 78.5 a contest.
  • In its last 10 games, San Francisco is ceding 66.5 points per contest, 1.2 more points than its season average (65.3).
  • In their past 10 games, the Dons are sinking 9.9 threes per contest, 0.7 more than their season average (9.2). They also sport a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (38.7%) compared to their season average (36.2%).

San Francisco betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-1 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (85th in nation) 40.8 (74th) 33.6 (156th) 29.0 (77th) 14.9 (130th) 12.1 (240th)
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