Saint Louis vs. San Francisco betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Saint Louis Billikens (8-1) are double-digit, 12.5-point favorites against the San Francisco Dons (6-4) on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 154.5 points.

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Saint Louis Cover -12.5 vs San Francisco -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Saint Louis vs. San Francisco betting lines

  • Saint Louis moneyline odds to win: -943
  • San Francisco moneyline odds to win: +616
  • Spread: Saint Louis (-12.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Saint Louis statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Louis covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Saint Louis covered seven times in 15 opportunities at home, and it covered four times in 12 opportunities in road games.
  • The Billikens went over the total more consistently when playing at home last season, hitting the over in five of 15 home matchups (33.3%). In road games, they hit the over in two of 12 games (16.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Saint Louis won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.786) compared to road games (.600) last season.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Billikens were the 157th-ranked squad in the nation (74.3 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 152nd (71.3 points conceded per game).
  • Saint Louis was 168th in the country in rebounds per game (32.2) and 265th in rebounds conceded (32.4) last year.
  • With 14.9 assists per game last season, the Billikens were 83rd in the nation.

Saint Louis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-3-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 12.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 6-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.7 (26th in nation) 37.2 (11th) 40.8 (sixth) 26.9 (28th) 17.7 (41st) 14.0 (328th)

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San Francisco statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • San Francisco’s winning percentage against the spread at home last year was .533 (8-7-0). On the road, it was .500 (5-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Dons games finished over more frequently at home (seven of 15, 46.7%) than away (four of 10, 40%) last season.
  • Last season the Dons were 2-1 at home when moneyline underdogs (.667 winning percentage). Away they were 1-5 (.167).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Dons put up 76.0 points per game (116th-ranked in college basketball) last season. They ceded 69.1 points per contest on defense (84th-ranked).
  • With 32.5 boards per game, San Francisco was 152nd in the nation. It ceded 30.5 rebounds per contest, which ranked 135th in college basketball.
  • Last year the Dons ranked 148th in college basketball in assists, averaging 13.9 per game.

San Francisco betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (187th in nation) 40.4 (65th) 34.7 (113th) 28.0 (59th) 15.2 (138th) 12.5 (242nd)
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