BYU vs Gonzaga Betting!
BYU is at 15-5 and they are 5-1 in WCC play, but they really have not beaten any great teams and they lost their only game facing a ranked team. Gonzaga is in first place in WCC play at 4-0, but they are coming off a loss in their last game.
Venue/ Stadium: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, WA
Time/Date: 11 PM EST Thursday, January 24, 2013
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Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Gonzaga -8.5
Over/Under: 148
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BYU Cougars vs. No. 10 Gonzaga Bulldogs Preview
NCAAB lines have Gonzaga as 8.5 point home favorites with a total of 148.
In their last games BYU beat San Diego 74-57 while Gonzaga lost to Butler 64-63.
On the season BYU is 10-9 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 3-8 and Gonzaga is 9-7-1 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 7-7.
This WCC match up in one between a couple of the highest scoring teams in the country, as Gonzaga ranks 8th in the nation in ppg and BYU ranks 16th.
This season Gonzaga is 8-1 at home and BYU is 3-2 on the road.
7′ FW Kelly Olynyk leads the Zags in scoring and he has been on fore averaging 24.8 ppg in his last 4 games, In that streak he is shooting 65.5% from the floor and BYU and their D must keep him out of the paint and not give him easy hoops near the basket. [ad-6571516]
BYU and their defense has a tall task tonight, as Olynyk is en fuego and the Bulldogs have 2 other players averaging in double digits in Elias Harris (14.9), who had 20 points in the loss to Butler, and Kevin Pangos (12.1).
In winning their 8 home games this season the Zags have beaten their opponents by an average of 22 ppg. BYU has played well on defense in conference play only allowing 61.5 ppg on 39.4% shooting in their 6 WCC games.
G Tyler Haws (21.6 ppg) leads the Cougars in scoring and he has scored at least 20 points in 7 straight games. He and Brandon Davies (18 ppg 7.3 rpg) will be facing a solid Gonzaga defense that leads the WCC only allowing an average of 63.2 ppg.
In some betting trends for this WCC match up BYU is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games, 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games, and they have an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
Gonzaga is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games, 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games following a S.U. loss, and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 WCC games.
Jason’s Pick: the Favorite and the home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 games between these 2 teams and that trend will continue, as the Zags will get over their last loss and lay a beat down on the Cougars. Take Gonzaga to win this game and cover the spread.
