San Diego vs Pacific College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/23/21

The Pacific Tigers and San Diego Toreros meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

The Pacific Tigers need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Pacific Tigers are averaging 70.1 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 71.2 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Daniss Jenkins is averaging 13.1 points and 1.4 assists while Jeremiah Bailey is averaging 11.4 points and 7.9 rebounds. Brockets Finstuen is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Bell is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The Pacific Tigers are shooting 30.4 percent from beyond the arc and 66.3 percent from the free throw line. The Pacific Tigers are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.

The San Diego Toreros need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The San Diego Toreros are averaging 65.9 points on 41.2 percent shooting and allowing 76.8 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Joey Calcaterra is averaging 12.9 points and 3.1 rebounds while Josh Parrish is averaging 11.3 points and 4.3 rebounds. Frankie Hughes is grabbing 2.9 rebounds and Vladimir Pinchuk is dishing 0.8 assists. The San Diego Toreros are shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc and 65 percent from the free throw line. The San Diego Toreros are allowing 38.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30 rebounds per game.

The Tigers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS win. The Toreros are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Tigers last 5 road games. The under is 10-4 in Toreros last 14 home games. The road team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, but the San Diego Toreros have been in far worse shape this season, which includes losing at home by an average of 13.7 points while shooting 38.7 percent from the field. It’s hard to get behind those numbers. Pacific isn’t a great team in its own right, but backing San Diego simply isn’t an option. I’ll lay the bucket.