The San Diego Toreros take on the Pacific Tigers in the WCC Tournament. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Pacific is favored by 1.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -125. The total is set at 145.5 points.
Here are my San Diego vs. Pacific predictions and college basketball picks for March 6, 2025.
San Diego vs Pacific Prediction
My Pick: PASS | Lean San Diego +1.5
My San Diego vs Pacific best bet is on the Toreros spread, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your college basketball bets, find the best lines using our live NCAAB odds page.
San Diego vs Pacific Odds
| San Diego Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -112 | 145.5 -110o / -110u | +105 |
| Pacific Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -108 | 145.5 -110o / -110u | -125 |
- San Diego vs Pacific spread: Pacific -1.5
- San Diego vs Pacific over/under: 145.5 points
- San Diego vs Pacific moneyline: Pacific -125, San Diego +105,
- San Diego vs Pacific best bet: PASS | Lean San Diego +1.5
Spread
I'm passing on this game altogether. However, I'd take the points with San Diego if I had to pick a side.
Moneyline
I'm passing on the moneyline.
Over/Under
I'm passing on the over/under.
My Pick: PASS | Lean San Diego +1.5
San Diego vs Pacific College Basketball Betting Preview
The Toreros won two games in West Coast Conference play — one came against Pacific at home on December 30.
Meanwhile, the Tigers won four games in league play, with one coming against San Diego on February 6.
It seems like San Diego outplayed Pacific across the two-game draw, winning by 10 at home and losing by two on the road. However, the Tigers shot just 5-for-22 (23%) from 3 in their road loss.
Pacific has the cleaner offense, utilizing motion principles to generate a relatively high rim-and-3 rate (83%, third-highest in the WCC, per ShotQuality).
Unfortunately, the Tigers don’t have the appropriate spacing and shot-making to be effective and often turn the ball over.
Meanwhile, San Diego has a surprisingly solid defense against rollers and cutters, and the Toreros force turnovers at the third-highest rate in the WCC (17%, per KenPom).
However, the Toreros can get burnt in isolation, which Pacific is more than happy to do.
On the other end of the court, you can’t trust San Diego’s half-court offense. Still, the Toreros love to get out in transition, and they run plenty of perimeter on-ball and off-ball screening sets, three actions that Pacific has struggled to defend.
Altogether, I somewhat like this matchup for San Diego.
That said, San Diego went 0-12 on the road this year, while Pacific leads the nation in Haslametrics’ away-from-home metric.
I feel that’s too important to ignore in a neutral-court matchup, and it’s ultimately why I’ll be passing on this game.
That said, I’d take the points with San Diego if I'm forced to pick a side.
