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The BYU Cougars host the top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs in a WCC game that will take place at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah at 11 PM ET. The Zags have opened as a -8.5 point spread favorite over hosting BYU. The total has held at its opener of 160.5 at miost of sportsbooks that we track.
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Gonzaga has won all 22 of their games on the season and they have covered the spread in 15 of the 19 games that have had a posted line. BYU has won 16 of their 23 games this season and they have failed to cover the spread in 11 of the 21games that have had a posted line. Gonzaga is coming off a 96-49 blowout win over Portland in their last game where they covered the 21.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 145, which was under the closing line of 149.5. The Bulldogs have covered the spread in their last two games after failing to do so in their previous two games and in three of their last four games, including their last two, the total has gone under. Gonzaga is the only undefeated team in the nation.
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BYU is coming off an 85-77win over Loyola Marymount in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as an 11-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 162, which was over the closing line of 156. The Cougars have failed to cover the spread in their last two games after doing so in their previous two games and previous to the Loyola Marymount game the total had gone under in two straight games. Overall, BYU has won three of their last four games.
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Offensively, Gonzaga is putting up 85.2 points per game, which ranks 12th in the nation, on a 51.3% FG average, which ranks 4th in the nation. On the defensive side of the ball the Bulldogs are allowing 61.4 points per game, which ranks 9th in the nation, on a 36.9% FG average, which ranks 2nd in the nation.
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BYU is putting up 82.6 points per game on a 46.8% FG average. On defense the Cougars are allowing 72.7 points per game on a 40.1% FG average.
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Last season in the regular season these teams split the two games facing each other with each winning on the road and then Gonzaga beat BYU in the conference tournament.
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Gonzaga Bulldogs at BYU Cougars Betting Trends<br />
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Gonzaga is 13-2 against the spread in their last 15 games.
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The Bulldogs are 7-1 against the spread in their last 8 road games.
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The game total has gone under in 10 of Gonzaga’s last 13 games against BYU.
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BYU is 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games.
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The Cougars are 3-8-2 against the spread in their last 13 games against the Bulldogs.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Gonzaga and BYU have the public leaning to the Bulldogs minus the 8.5 points with over 73%. The over/under bettors believe this game will go over the 160.5 points with over 70%.
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