San Diego State vs Cal Baptist Prediction 12-11-24 College Basketball Picks
Cal Baptist (5-4) vs. San Diego State (6-2)
December 11, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Diego State -15.5; Over/Under: +136
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The Cal Baptist Lancers and the San Diego State Aztecs meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Viejas Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Diego State vs Cal Baptist Prediction.
Cal Baptist Recap
The Cal Baptist Lancers come into this game looking to bounce back after a 74-59 loss at the hands of UCF last time out. After this game, Cal Baptist meets Middle Tennessee and Fresno State.
Lancers Looking For Consistency
Dominique Daniels Jr. leads the Lancers in scoring and assists with 21.7 PPG and 3.1 APG while Kendal Coleman has 14 PPG with a team-high 8.8 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Cal Baptist up to this point in the season. Martel Williams has 9.9 PPG with 2.9 RPG while AJ Braun has 9.2 PPG and 4.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Cal Baptist is averaging 77.7 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three, and 77.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the California Baptist Lancers will win
- San Diego State has lost three of its last four games against the Western Athletic Conference.
San Diego State Recap
The San Diego State Aztecs come into this game looking to add to their current three-game win streak thanks to a 74-57 win over San Diego last time out. After this game, the Aztecs will continue on to take on Cal before their holiday break.
Aztecs Looking To Keep Rolling
Nick Boyd leads the Aztecs in scoring and assists with 12.6 PPG and 3.8 APG along with 4.9 RPG while Miles Byrd has 12.3 PPG and a team-high 5.1 RPG to lead the Aztecs on the glass. BJ Davis also has 12.3 PPG with 4.4 RPG and a team-high 2 SPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for San Diego State so far this season. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 75 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three, and 65.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the San Diego State Aztecs will win
- San Diego State has won 23 of its last 24 night games against non-conference opponents at Viejas Arena.
- California Baptist has lost each of its last four road games following a road loss.
San Diego State vs Cal Baptist Prediction
I’m leaning toward San Diego State here. The Aztecs are just far superior defensively, and I like the direction that the Aztecs are headed going into Mountain West play. Cal Baptist will hold their own in the WAC, but I just think in this matchup, the Lancers are far too overmatched to compete here, so give me San Diego State.
