Pacific vs. San Francisco betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 28

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The Pacific Tigers (17-13, 8-9 WCC) are 3.5-point favorites as they look to turn around a three-game losing streak when they host the San Francisco Dons (15-15, 7-10 WCC) on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Alex G. Spanos Center. The matchup airs at 6 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. The point total for the matchup is set at 141.5.

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Pacific Cover -3.5 vs San Francisco -118

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Pacific vs. San Francisco betting lines

  • Pacific moneyline odds to win: -184
  • San Francisco moneyline odds to win: +150
  • Spread: Pacific (-3.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Pacific statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Pacific has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered five times in 11 games when playing at home, and it has covered seven times in 15 games when playing on the road.
  • The Tigers have exceeded the over/under less often when playing at home, hitting the over in two of 11 home matchups (18.2%). In road games, they have hit the over in nine of 15 games (60%).
  • In home games, Pacific has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, putting up a record of 9-0 (1.000). When playing on the road, it is 3-2 (.600) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Tigers have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 69.9 points per contest over that span compared to the 73.6 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • Pacific’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (67.5) is 1.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.8).
  • The Tigers’ 6.9 made three-pointers per-game average over their past 10 games are less than the 7.3 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 40.8% compared to their season-long percentage of 37.0% from deep.

Pacific betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-14-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 10-3-0 (As Favorite: 10-6-0; As Underdog: 4-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-17-0 (Home: 2-9-0; Away: 9-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-2 (Home: 9-0; Away: 3-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (52nd in nation) 42.2 (72nd) 34.8 (55th) 26.3 (sixth) 15.1 (104th) 12.1 (288th)

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San Francisco statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • San Francisco has performed better against the spread on the road (5-5-0) than at home (4-10-0) this season.
  • In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Dons’ games have finished above the over/under at home (57.1%, eight of 14) compared to on the road (50%, five of 10).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Dons have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (1-6).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Dons are posting 72.7 points per contest, 1.7 fewer points than their season average (74.4).
  • While San Francisco is surrendering 73.7 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its last 10 games, allowing 82.4 points per contest.
  • In their past 10 games, the Dons are making 8.4 threes per contest, 0.6 fewer threes than their season average (9.0). They own a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (34.9%) compared to their season average (34.5%).

San Francisco betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-17-0 (Home: 4-10-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-10-0; As Underdog: 5-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-13-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-6 (Home: 8-3; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (277th in nation) 44.4 (187th) 33.0 (119th) 28.7 (51st) 13.8 (183rd) 10.9 (179th)
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