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The BYU Cougars face the 20th ranked St. Mary’s Gaels in a WCC semifinal game that will take place at the neutral site of the Orleans Arena In Las Vegas, Nevada at 11:30 PM ET. The NCAA betting board lists St. Mary's as a -7 point spread favorite over BYU with the total line listed at 143 points.
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BYU is coming off an 89-81 win over Loyola Marymount in their last game where the game was a PICK since the Cougars were an 8-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 171, which was over the closing line of 151.5. Previous to the Loyola Marymount game the Cougars had covered the spread in two straight games and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. BYU has won three in a row and five of their last six games with their only loss in that span to St. Mary’s.
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St. Mary’s is coming off an 81-58 win over Portland in their last game where they covered the 22.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 139, which was over the closing line of 121. The Gaels have covered the spread in four of their last five games and in their last two games the total has gone over while the previous two games went under. St. Mary’s has won five in a row and 12 of their last 13 games.
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Offensively, BYU is putting up 81.3 points per game on a 46.1% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Cougars are allowing 73.1 points per game on a 40.8% FG average.
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St. Mary’s is putting up 72.2 points per game on a 49.8% FG average, which ranks 6th in the nation. On defense the Gaels are allowing 56.1 points per game, which ranks 2nd in the nation, on a 41% FG average.
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This season St. Mary’s beat BYU twice.
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BYU Cougars at St. Mary’s Gaels Betting Trends<br />
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BYU is 3-6-2 against the spread in their last 11 games.
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The Cougars are 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games against St. Marys.
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The game total has gone over in 4 of Saint Mary’s last 6 games.
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Saint Mary’s is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Gaels are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games against BYU.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between BYU and Saint Mary’s have the public leaning to the home Gaels minus the 7 points with 68% on board. The over/under bettors are evenly split on this game going over the total line 142.5 with 50% each side.
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