Gonzaga vs. San Diego betting: College basketball preview for January 8

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The No. 18 Gonzaga Bulldogs (12-4, 3-0 WCC) will attempt to build on a three-game win streak when they host the San Diego Toreros (4-12, 1-2 WCC) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at McCarthey Athletic Center as big, 31.5-point favorites. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 157 points.

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Gonzaga Cover -31.5 vs San Diego -109

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Gonzaga vs. San Diego betting lines

  • Gonzaga moneyline odds to win: -50000
  • San Diego moneyline odds to win: +4000
  • Spread: Gonzaga (-31.5)
  • Total: 157

Gonzaga statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Gonzaga sported a worse record against the spread in home games (6-8-0) than it did in road games (6-4-0) last season.
  • In home games last year, the Bulldogs went over the over/under 57.1% of the time (eight of 14 games). They hit the over in 40% of road games (four of 10 contests).
  • Gonzaga fared better as a moneyline favorite at home last year, sporting a home record of 9-2 home record, compared to going 6-2 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 85.5 points a contest compared to the 87.4 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Gonzaga’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.7) is 2.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.6).
  • The Bulldogs’ last 10 contests have seen them make 7.1 three-pointers per game while shooting 33.8% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are down compared to their 2024-25 averages of 7.7 makes and 34.6%.

Gonzaga betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-9-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 31.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-9-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-6-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-4 (Home: 5-0; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (23rd in nation) 40.3 (51st) 36.6 (28th) 28.9 (64th) 18.9 (eighth) 9.8 (38th)

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San Diego statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • San Diego has been better against the spread at home (5-5-0) than away (1-3-0) this year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Toreros games have gone over more often at home (five of 10, 50%) than on the road (zero of four, 0%).
  • The Toreros, when moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-4) as on the road (0-4) this year.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Toreros are putting up 64.9 points per game, 1.8 fewer points than their season average (66.7).
  • While San Diego is allowing 73.3 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse over its last 10 games, allowing 74.9 points per contest.
  • The Toreros are sinking 6.0 threes per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (5.9). That said, they have a lower shooting percentage from three-point land over their past 10 games (26.2%) compared to their season average (26.7%).

San Diego betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-10-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 0-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.7 (340th in nation) 43.6 (209th) 32.0 (239th) 33.6 (299th) 11.6 (320th) 13.5 (323rd)
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