The No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-4, 5-1 WCC) and Pacific Tigers (10-11, 3-3) meet Saturday at Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, Calif. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Gonzaga vs. Pacific odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Bulldogs were stunned by Loyola Marymount last time out, losing 68-67 score as 16.5-point favorites. Surprisingly, Gonzaga turned it over just 8 times against LMU, but it was just 44% (24 of 54) from the field, and 29% (4 of 14) from downtown and 65% (15 of 23) at the free-throw line.
The Tigers have dropped the past 2 games, and Pacific is just 3-3 across their past 6 games overall while going 4-7 against the spread in the past 11 games overall. The Over is 4-1 in the past 5 games overall for the Tigers.
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Gonzaga at Pacific odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:56 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Gonzaga -16.5 (-115) | Pacific +16.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 158.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Gonzaga at Pacific picks and predictions
Prediction
Gonzaga 95, Pacific 67
Moneyline
The money line was OTB at the time of publishing, but it wouldn’t be worth pursuing anyway, as Gonzaga is such a heavy favorite. There is just no value here.
PASS.
Against the spread
GONZAGA -16.5 (-115) is the play on the road, as it looks to bounce back from the embarrassing loss to LMU. It’s good news for bettors, and bad news for Pacific, as the Zags should be angry.
Pacific allows 74.8 points per game and allows 3-pointers at a 36.1% clip and field goals at a 45.8% pace. All of those marks are 305th or worse in the nation, which isn’t great facing an offensive powerhouse like Gonzaga.
Over/Under
OVER 158.5 (-105) is the play there, as Gonzaga could easily hit triple digits.
Pacific is awful on defense, but the only concern with an Over play here is whether or not the Tigers can at least make some sort of a concerted effort on offense.
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