The St. Mary’s Gaels (14-8) battle the Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-0) in a Monday night (9 p.m. ET) West Coast Conference Tournament game at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Below, we analyze the St. Mary’s-Gonzaga odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
Gonzaga is No. 1 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed in the WCC Tournament; St. Mary’s is the No. 4 seed.
St. Mary’s at Gonzaga: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: St. Mary’s +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300) | Gonzaga -3000 (bet $3,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: St. Mary’s +17.5 (-105) | Gonzaga -17.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
St. Mary’s at Gonzaga: Three things to know
- Gonzaga is undefeated this season and hasn’t lost since Feb. 22, 2020. With the format of this year’s WCC tournament, the Bulldogs haven’t played a game since Feb. 27. During the regular season, Gonzaga’s longest layoff was a 16-day, COVID-related hiatus from Dec. 3-18. GU came out of that stretch with an impressive 99-88 win over Iowa Dec. 19.
- St. Mary’s advanced to Monday’s contest with a Saturday win over Loyola Marymount. The Gaels won that game, 52-47, marking their third straight under-60 outing. For the season, St. Mary’s is averaging 64.5 points per game (10th WCC, 319th NCAA-I).
- Senior F Corey Kispert scored a combined 37 points in two earlier SMC-GU meetings this season (Gonzaga wins by 14 and 22 points). Kispert leads the Bulldogs in scoring (19.5 PPG) and is a dangerous 3-point threat (46.3%).
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St. Mary’s at Gonzaga: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Gonzaga 79, St. Mary’s 60
Money line (ML)
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Against the spread (ATS)
The in-season spreads in this series were Gonzaga by 16 on the road and 20 at home. Each side claimed an ATS win by a 2-point margin. Gonzaga is a likeable side here at -17.5 points or better, but that still inherits a lot of risk. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
This game features an ultra-fast pace (Gonzaga) against an ultra-slow one (St. Mary’s) in a league that definitely leans high-tempo in general.
The Over has hit in five straight Bulldogs’ games; the Under has prevailed in four straight Gaels’ contests. When Gonzaga has played three WCC teams on the slow side (SMC, Loyola Marymount, Pacific) this season, the Under has gone 3-2. And that’s the lean here, with a neutral-site venue and a conference championship game looming Tuesday.
TAKE THE UNDER 142.5 (-110). Consider holding out for a higher point total.
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