<p>Top-ranked and top-seeded Gonzaga steps into the fray of the WCC tournament when it meets fourth-seeded San Francisco for a semi-final bout Monday night in Las Vegas. The Bulldogs just won another WCC regular-season title, although they also lost their season finale. The Dons, meanwhile, are looking to snap a 23-game losing streak vs. the Zags.</p>
<p>Gonzaga is favored by two touchdowns for Monday night. How are we playing this game with our free college basketball pick?</p>
<h2>College Basketball Betting Odds </h2>
<p>Monday's CBB betting lines opened Gonzaga at -12 over USF, with an over/under of right around 154. Early betting action then bumped the Bulldogs to -13.</p>
<p>According to Sagarin's CBB ratings, the Zags should only be favored by 11 points for this match-up.</p>
<h2>San Francisco Betting Preview</h2>
<p>USF advanced to this WCC tournament semi-final by beating BYU in a quarter-final match Saturday 75-63. The Dons took a 20-17 lead late in the first half and never trailed from there. San Francisco went up by double-digits midway through the second half, let the Cougars get within eight with four minutes left but hung on for the win and the cover as a 3.5-point favorite.</p>
<p>The Dons only shot 43 percent from the floor Saturday but held BYU to just 38 percent FG shooting, out-rebounded the Cougars 41-37, and won the turnover battle 11-8.</p>
<p>San Francisco won its regular-season finale, 78-62 over San Diego to finish 10-6 in WCC play. And at 24-8 overall, the Dons appear on the verge of making the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998.</p>
<h2>Gonzaga Betting Preview</h2>
<p>The Bulldogs, meanwhile, are playing their first game since they lost their meaningless regular-season finale to St. Mary's nine days ago 67-57. Gonzaga, which had already clinched the WCC regular-season title, fell down to the</p>
<p>Gaels 8-0 out of the gate and trailed 36-21 at the half. The Zags then fell by 16 midway through the second half, got within 57-50 late but could get no closer in a puzzlingly poor performance.</p>
<p>Gonzaga shot just 37 percent from the field that night and just basically got out-played.</p>
<p>Prior to that, though, the Zags won 17 games in a row, 16 by at least 14 points.</p>
<p>At 24-3 overall, Gonzaga is trying to lock down one of the No. 1 seeds for the upcoming NCAA tournament.</p>
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<h2>San Francisco-Gonzaga Recent History </h2>
<p>The Bulldogs own a 23-game winning streak against the Dons, going 7-2-1 ATS over the last ten meetings. Gonzaga swept two games from USF this season by scores of 78-62 and 89-73, pushing a spread at -16, then covering at -10.5.
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<p>Also, that first match played under a total of 162, while the second meeting played over a total of 159.
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<h2>Totals Report</h2>
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<li>The Over is 16-15 in Dons games this season, which are averaging 144 total points.</li>
<li>The Under is 16-11 in Bulldogs games this season, which are averaging 153 points.</li>
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