Halftime Report
San Diego has overcome an early deficit to take the lead back in this one. After one quarter, neither squad has the contest in the bag, but San Diego leads 27-25 over Wash. State.
San Diego entered the match with four straight losses and they’re well on their way to making it five. Can they turn things around, or will Wash. State hand them another defeat? Only time will tell.
Who’s Playing
Wash. State Cougars @ San Diego Toreros
Current Records: Wash. State 13-5, San Diego 4-14
How To Watch
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting West Coast matchup on schedule as the Wash. State Cougars and the San Diego Toreros are set to tip at 10:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Toreros have the home-court advantage, but the Cougars are expected to win by 12.5 points.
Wash. State is headed into Thursday’s match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They fell 88-75 to Gonzaga on Saturday.
Nate Calmese put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 9 for 14 en route to 20 points plus eight assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (64.3%). Another player making a difference was LeJuan Watts, who posted 17 points plus six assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, San Diego’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They were completely outmatched by Saint Mary’s at home and fell 103-56. The Toreros were surely aware of their disadvantage in the point spread, but the foreknowledge did nothing to prevent the result.
Wash. State’s defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for San Diego, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday’s game: Wash. State has been dynamite from deep this season, having nailed 36.7% of their threes per game. It’s a different story for San Diego, though, as they’ve only made 27.5% of their threes this season. Given Wash. State’s sizable advantage in that area, San Diego will need to find a way to close that gap.
Wash. State came up short against San Diego when the teams last played back in December of 2018, falling 82-75. Can Wash. State avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Wash. State is a big 12.5-point favorite against San Diego, 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 Cougars as a 11.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 153 points.
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Series History
San Diego won the only game these two teams have played in the last 7 years.
- Dec 22, 2018 – San Diego 82 vs. Wash. State 75
