The Cal Baptist Lancers and the San Diego State Aztecs meet on Sunday in college basketball action at Viejas Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and identify the best bets for this game. Here is a prediction between San Diego State and Cal Baptist.

Cal Baptist Summary

The Cal Baptist Lancers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 74-59 loss to UCF in their last outing. After this game, Cal Baptist will face Middle Tennessee and Fresno State.

Lancers looking for consistency

Dominique Daniels Jr. leads the Lancers in scoring and assists with 21.7 PPG and 3.1 APG, while Kendal Coleman is the only other double-digit scorer for Cal Baptist with 14 PPG and a team-high 8.8 RPG this point in the season. Martel Williams has 9.9 PPG with 2.9 RPG while AJ Braun also has 9.2 PPG and 4.6 RPG on the year. As a team, Cal Baptist is averaging 77.7 PPG on 43.8% field shooting, 30.5% three-point shooting and 77.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the California Baptist Lancers will win

• San Diego State has lost three of its last four games against the Western Athletic Conference.

San Diego State Summary

The San Diego State Aztecs come into this game looking to extend their current three-game winning streak thanks to a 74-57 victory over San Diego in their last outing. After this game, the Aztecs will continue to face Cal before their holiday break.

Aztecs want to move on

Nick Boyd leads the Aztecs in scoring and assists with 12.6 PPG and 3.8 APG along with 4.9 RPG, while Miles Byrd leads the Aztecs on the glass with 12.3 PPG and a team-high 5.1 RPG leads. BJ Davis also has 12.3 PPG with 4.4 RPG and a team-high 2 SPG, capping the trio of double-digit scorers for San Diego State this season. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 75 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three-point range and 65.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the San Diego State Aztecs will win

• San Diego State has won 23 of its last 24 night games against non-conference opponents at Viejas Arena.
• California Baptist has lost each of its last four road games following a road loss.

San Diego State vs. Cal Baptist prediction

I’m leaning towards San Diego State here. The Aztecs are simply far superior defensively and I like the direction the Aztecs are going when they play the Mountain West. Cal Baptist will hold its own in the WAC, but I think the Lancers are far too outmatched in this matchup to compete here, so give me San Diego State.