Who’s Playing
Pacific @ San Francisco
Regular Season Records: Pacific 15-17; San Francisco 18-13
What to Know
The Pacific Tigers are 3-12 against the San Francisco Dons since December of 2015, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Friday. Pacific and San Francisco are set to clash at 11:30 p.m. ET March 3 at Orleans Arena in the second round of the West Coast Conference Tourney. The Tigers will be strutting in after a win while the Dons will be stumbling in from a loss.
Pacific earned some postseason bragging rights after a successful outing on Thursday. They took down the Pepperdine Waves 84-71. Pacific got double-digit scores from four players: guard Keylan Boone (25), guard Moe Odum (22), guard Jordan Ivy-Curry (12), and guard Judson Martindale (10).
Meanwhile, San Francisco found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unpleasant 87-61 punch to the gut against the Brigham Young Cougars on Saturday. Guard Tyrell Roberts had a rough night: he finished with only six points on 3-for-11 shooting in his 38 minutes on the court.
The Tigers are expected to lose this next one by 7. They might be worth taking a chance on against the spread, however, as they are currently on a two-game streak of ATS wins.
San Francisco’s defeat took them down to 18-13 while Pacific’s victory pulled them up to 15-17. Keylan Boone will be someone to keep an eye on after he had 25 points along with five rebounds on Thursday. Let’s see if he can build on that strong performance or if San Francisco’s defense can bottle him up.
How To Watch
- When: Friday at 11:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Orleans Arena — Paradise, Nevada
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds
The Dons are a solid 7-point favorite against the Tigers, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Dons as an 8-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
San Francisco have won 12 out of their last 15 games against Pacific.
- Feb 16, 2023 – San Francisco 76 vs. Pacific 68
- Jan 19, 2023 – San Francisco 78 vs. Pacific 57
- Feb 21, 2022 – San Francisco 104 vs. Pacific 71
- Feb 27, 2021 – Pacific 76 vs. San Francisco 69
- Mar 07, 2020 – San Francisco 72 vs. Pacific 54
- Feb 06, 2020 – Pacific 60 vs. San Francisco 48
- Jan 11, 2020 – San Francisco 79 vs. Pacific 75
- Jan 17, 2019 – San Francisco 53 vs. Pacific 52
- Mar 03, 2018 – San Francisco 71 vs. Pacific 70
- Feb 22, 2018 – San Francisco 84 vs. Pacific 74
- Jan 25, 2018 – San Francisco 69 vs. Pacific 67
- Jan 28, 2017 – San Francisco 81 vs. Pacific 60
- Jan 14, 2017 – San Francisco 72 vs. Pacific 51
- Feb 25, 2016 – Pacific 79 vs. San Francisco 70
- Dec 23, 2015 – San Francisco 89 vs. Pacific 76
