Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. St. Mary’s Gaels NCAAB Lines
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Gonzaga vs. St. Mary’s Matchup
Date/Time: Monday, February 24, 11 PM ET
Venue: McKeon Pavilion, Moraga, CA
Broadcast: ESPN2
Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. St. Mary’s Gaels Betting Lines from Justbet.com
Money Line: Gonzaga +145 / St. Mary’s -165
Spread: St. Mary’s -3.5
Over/Under: 147
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Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. St. Mary’s Gaels Preview
In a big WCC match up the St. Mary’s Gaels (22-6) plays host to the Gonzaga Bulldogs (19-9). NCAAB lines have St. Mary’s as 3.5-point favorites in this game with a total of 147.
In their last games both teams played on Saturday, but with different results, as Gonzaga beat San Francisco 70-53 while St. Mary’s lost to Utah State 75-65.
Both teams have been mediocre betting options on the season with St. Mary’s at 11-11-1 ATS and Gonzaga at 13-11 ATS. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings between these 2 rivals.
Gonzaga has had a stranglehold on the WCC conference for the last several years, but this season is different and they will not defend their title if they lose this game. They are on the bubble, but can likely get off it with a win tonight.
Gonzaga already lost at home to St. Mary’s, but they have won 4 straight and if the Gaels’ offensive struggles continue they may make it 5 straight. St. Mary’s has lost 2 straight and in both of those games they scored in the mid 60’s.
The Gaels need their offense to get back on track and they have a solid inside-outside game with forwards Rob Jones (13.6 ppg) and Mitchell Young (10.2 ppg) and with guards Mickey McConnell (16.9 ppg) and Matthew Dellavedova (12.6 ppg).
Gonzaga will need good games from G Steven Gray (14.7 ppg) and F Elias Harris (11.9 ppg) and this is especially the case if 2nd leading scorer 7’ C Robert Sacre (12.3 ppg 6.5 rpg) performs like he did in the last game scoring 0 points.
Both teams are pretty even in terms of defense, but the Bulldogs have a better rebounding team and if they can win the battle of the boards they will win this game.
The Zags are starting to play good ball and they will play well in this game and not allow the Gaels to light up the scoreboard. I think Sacre will have a big game after being a disappointment for most of the season. Gonzaga will pull into a tie for first place in the WCC with a win tonight against St. Mary’s.
Betting Trends
Gonzaga is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog of 0.5-6.5 and St. Mary’s is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Pick: Gonzaga +3.5
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