St. Mary’s Gaels vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs Odds Analysis - Point Spread Pick
Date:
January 14, 10:00 pm
Location:
McCarthey Athletic Center
TV:
ESPN2
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Gonzaga -7.5
Total:
134
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The 5th ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs host the 21st ranked St. Mary’s Gaels in a WCC game that will take place at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington at 10 PM ET. St. Mary’s has won 15 of their 16 games on the season and they have an ATS record of 8-4-1 in the 13 games that have had a posted line. Gonzaga has won all of their 16 games this season and they have covered the spread in 11 of the 13 games that have had a posted line.
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St. Mary’s is coming off a 74-33 blowout win over Portland in their last game where they covered the 12.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 107,which was well under the closing line of 132.5. The Gaels have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in their last two games the total has gone under while in the previous three games the total went over. St. Mary’s has won nine straight games since suffering their only loss of the season against UT Arlington.
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Gonzaga is coming off a 93-55 win over Loyola Maryland where they covered the 19-point spread. The total number of points scored in the game was 148, which was over the closing line of 146.5. The Bulldogs have covered the spread in their last nine games and in five of their last six games, including their last two, the total has gone over.
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Offensively, St. Mary’s is putting up 74.1 points per game on a 50.1% FG average, which ranks 10th in the nation. On defense the Gaels are allowing 56.6 points per game, which ranks 2nd in the nation on a 40.6% FG average.
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Gonzaga is putting up 86 points per game, which ranks 15th in the nation, on a 50.2% FG average, which ranks 9th in the nation. On the defensive side of the ball the Bulldogs are allowing 64.4 points per game on a 37.7% FG average, which ranks 7th in the nation.
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Last season in the three games facing each other St. Mary’s won twice in the regular season and Gonzaga won in the conference tournament.
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St. Mary’s Gaels vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction
The linesmaker opened this line at -7 thinking that the public would go to the window backing the Zags with both fist s and they have, but the sharps have come in on the Gaels driving this line down to -5.5. St. Mary’s did win two of three in this series last season including a 63-55 win on this court as a 5.5 point dog.
Free Pick:
Take the St. Mary’s Gaels +5.5 CK
