Saint Louis vs San Francisco Game Information

Saint Louis vs San Francisco Preview

Saint Louis (5-2, 0-0 on Road) heads to The City By The Bay to duel San Francisco (6-2, 5-0 at Home) on Thursday night in a Atlantic 10-WCC showdown. Larry Nerd and the Billikens have won their last three games, beating Quinnipiac (81-67), UMass Lowell (93-90), and Jacksonville State (74-66) after losing and getting blown out by Wichita State (88-63). The Dons head in winners of two straight after beating Fordham (85-64) and Mercyhurst (87-59) after losing two straight to Memphis (68-64) and Clemson (70-55). San Francisco last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and went to the NIT last year, losing to Cincinnati in the First Round (73-72, OT). Saint Louis last made the Big Dance in 2019 with its last appearance in a post–season tournament in 2022 in the NIT. The Billikens won the NIT back in 1948 when the average price of a house was $2,938 and Harry S Truman was president.

Saint Louis Has Been a Great ATS Fade So Far 

Saint Louis (1-5-0 ATS, 2-4-0 O/U) has a nice Starting 5 in G Gibson Jimerson (19.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg), G Isaiah Swope (19.3 ppg, 5.4 apg), C Robbie Avila (17.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.3 apg)—the big Evansville Transfer known as Cream Abdul Jabbar—G Kelle Thames (10.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg), and F Kalu Anya (9.0 ppg, 11.4 rpg), but after that, the scoring and production seems to drop off. The Billikens average 80.1 ppg (#104) while allowing 73.0 ppg and the ATS record is alarming with Saint Louis backers only cashing one time in the first month of the new season. Is the Billkens mascot related to the Grinch? We have sent skin samples to AncestryDNA® and will get back to you with the results. The Billiken was actually created by Florence Pretz, an Art teacher and animator from Kansas City, Missouri who allegedly saw this devilish creature in one of her dreams.

Saint Louis Betting Trends

• Saint Louis is 3-6-0 ATS in its last 9 lined games overall
• The Under is 6-3-0 in the Billikens last 9 games 
• Saint Louis went 13-19-0 ATS last season (40.6%)
• The Under is 4-1 in Saint Louis’s last 5 games
• Saint Louis is 7-3-0 SU in its last 10 games

San Francisco Hopes Billikens Don’t Steal Christmas

San Francisco (4-4-0 ATS, 4-4-0 O/U) is led by G Malik Thomas (17.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.9 apg), G Tyrone Riley IV (13.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg), G Marcus Williams (11.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.1 apg), F Ndewedo Newbury (9.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, s.9 apg), F Junjia Wang (8.0 ppg. 2.7 rpg), and C Carlton Linguard Jr. (7.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg) and the Dons are averaging 78.4 ppg (#138) while allowing 62.9 ppg and San Francisco averages 15.8 Assists Per Game (#92) and 36.3 Rebounds Per Game (Tied #213). San Francisco’s last 6 losses in the WCC last season were to mighty Gonzaga (2 times), pretty mighty Saint Mary’s (2 times), and Santa Clara. WCC conference play for the Dons tips off on Saturday, December 28 with a Home game against Loyola Marymount (ESPN+, 10 EST/7 PST).

San Francisco Betting Trends

• San Francisco is 25-9 in its last 34 First Half Moneyline (+13.00 Units, 5% ROI)
• The Over is 13-7 in the last 20 SF Home games (+5.30 Units, 24% ROI) 
• San Francisco is 2-3 SU lifetime vs Saint Louis
• The Dons are 22-12 ATS in their last 34 in the First Half (+8.25 Units, 21% ROI)
• This will be San Francisco’s 9th straight game in the Bay Area

Saint Louis vs San Francisco Prediction

This Saint Louis vs San Francisco NCAAB pick will side with Thomas and the Home team with the Billikens having just 1 ATS win this year and 11-19 ATS in their last 30 overall (-8.80 Units, -27% ROI). The Dons haven’t had to travel yet this season and will be rested while Milk Chamberlain and Saint Louis are 2,060 miles away and 2 Time Zones (MST to PST) away from the Gateway City. If San Francisco can beat underrated Boise State by 11, then it should be able to beat the Billikens by 10. 

Kevin’s Pick: San Francisco -9.5