San Francisco vs Merrimack 12/7/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Merrimack Warriors (1-9) vs. San Francisco Dons (7-2)
December 7, 2022 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Dons -21 / Merrimack Warriors +21; Over/Under: +137
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The Merrimack Warriors and the San Francisco Dons meet in college basketball action from the War Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
The Merrimack Warriors will be out to rebound from an 8th straight loss after a 66-43 loss to Vermont last time out. Jordan Minor has 20 PPG and 8.3 RPG after his first four games of the year while Ziggy Reid has 12.4 PPG along with 3.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Merrimack up to this point in the year. Jordan Derkack has 8.9 PPG and a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Warriors on the glass while Javon Bennett has a team-high 2 APG to leads the Warriors in assists this season. As a team, Merrimack is averaging 54.8 PPG on 35.4% shooting from the field, 27.3% from three and 72% from the foul line this season.
The San Francisco Dons will be out to bounce back from an 82-64 loss to Utah State last time out. Khalil Shabazz leads the Dons in scoring and assists with 14.4 PPG and 4.1 APG while also logging 5 RPG. Tyrell Roberts has 14.2 PPG and 3.2 RPG and Zane Meeks has 11.8 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for San Francisco as the Dons’ top rebounder up to this point in the season. As a team, San Francisco is averaging 75.7 PPG on 43.7$ shooting from the field, 33.2% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
Merrimack is 2-11-1 ATS in their last 14 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the under is 8-0 in their last 8 games overall. San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games following a loss.
I get the reasoning for backing an underdog in some spots, but the problem here is that Merrimack just cannot score if their lives depended on it. San Francisco is far from a world beater, but even I think the Dons are in a good spot to blow out Merrimack here. Give me the Dons.
