St. Mary’s vs Pacific Prediction 12-28-24 College Basketball Picks

The Pacific Tigers and the Saint Mary’s Gaels meet Saturday in college basketball action from the University Credit Union Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Mary’s vs Pacific Prediction.

Pacific Recap

The Pacific Tigers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 95-72 loss to Idaho last time out. After this game, Pacific will head on the road to take on San Diego.

Tigers Lose 5^th In A Row

Elias Ralph leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounding with 17.3 PPG and 8.1 RPG while Elijah Fisher has 16 PPG with 5.3 RPG. Lamar Washington has 11.4 PPG with 5.1 RPG along with a team-high 6.6 APG to lead Pacific in the assist department and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Pacific up to this point in the year. As a team, Pacific is averaging 71.6 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 28.6% from three and 72% from the foul line this season.

Why the Pacific Tigers will win

• Pacific has won three of its last four day games.

Saint Mary’s Recap

The Saint Mary’s Gaels come into this game looking to bounce back from a 75-68 loss to Utah State last time out. After this game, Saint Mary’s will take on Pepperdine at home.

Gaels Looking For Consistency

Augustas Marciulionis leads the Gaels in scoring and assists with 14.6 PPG and 6 APG while Paulius Murauskas has 13.7 PPG and 8.6 RPG to lead the Gaels on the glass this season. d Luke Barrett has 10.5 PPG with 7.2 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Saint Mary’s up to this point in the year. Mitchell Saxen has 9.8 PPG with 7.4 RPG while Mikey Lewis has 9.3 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Saint Mary’s is averaging 75.3 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 67.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Saint Mary’s Gaels will win

• Pacific has lost each of its last 18 games against the West Coast Conference.
• Saint Mary’s has won 24 of its last 25 games against the West Coast Conference at University Credit Union Pavilion.

St. Mary’s vs Pacific Prediction

I’m on Saint Mary’s here. The Gaels have been one of the best in the WCC in recent years, while Pacific normally finds themselves at the bottom or near the bottom of the conference and it’s played out that way between these two, with Saint Mary’s winning the last three meetings in convincing fashion. This may not be the most potent Gaels lineup ever, but the Gaels have it in the tank to get a strong win and cover at home here. Give me the Gaels.