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(23-3)Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. BYU Cougars(19-9)
2017 NCAA Basketball – WCC
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2017
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Venue: Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
CBB Moneyline Odds: OFF
CBB Betting Odds: BYU 4.5
CBB Betting Total: 142.5
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It’s a late night WCC Conference showdown on Saturday night.
The Saint Mary’s Gales travel to Provo to take on the BYU Cougars.
This is the second match up of the year. Saint Mary’s won the first match up 81-68.
Saint Mary’s Gaels
The Saint Mary’s Gaels have had a successful season and are a tournament team, unless they absolutely collapsed down the stretch.
The Gaels come into this game with a 22-3 record and sit in 2nd place in the WCC right behind Gonzaga. Two of their three losses came against Gonzaga.
They are 8-1 in their last nine games. In one of those wins they held San Diego to 27 points.
On the season the Gaels only give up 56.3 points per game well scoring 71.8 points on the offensive side of the ball.
The Gaels are led by Junior Center Jock Landale. He is averaging 17.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.
For the Gales to win it comes down to the defensive side of the ball. BYU is a very good team on the offensive side of the ball and the Gaels need to slow that down to win.
BYU Cougars
The BYU Cougars have also had a good season but they are currently on the outside looking in for the NCAA tournament. They need to win out to have any shot to get in, and that starts Saturday night against the Gaels.
The Cougars are 19-9 and sit in third place in the WCC. They have won three of their last four. But in their last game their was a cause for concern. The gave up 70 points to the same San Diego squad that the Gaels only let score 27.
For the Cougars to win this game it is going to come down to the offensive end.
They need to push the pace and hit a lot of three pointers for them to have any chance to pull the upset and keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Under is 43-19-1 in SMC last 63 road games.
- Under is 13-6 in SMC last 19 Sat. games.
- BYU are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 Sat. games
Free Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. BYU Cougars NCAAB Prediction:
This game is going to come down to how many points can BYU put up on Saint Mary’s defense.
The answer is not enough.
4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Gaels -4.5
Saint Mary’s defense will shut down BYU and will lead them to an easy victory.
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