The No. 1 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-3) are a 23.5-point favorite in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 16 seed Georgia State Panthers (18-10) on Thursday at Moda Center. The matchup tips off at 4:15 PM. Here are insights into this West Regional Region 1-16 matchup to help you fill out your bracket.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Gonzaga has gone 15-13-2 against the spread, while Georgia State’s ATS record this season is 13-12-0. The Bulldogs have hit the over in 12 games, while Panthers games have gone over eight times. The two teams score an average of 158.4 points per game, 8.9 more points than this matchup’s total. Gonzaga has a 4-5-1 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall in the past 10 contests. Georgia State has gone 9-1-0 against the spread and 10-0 overall in its last 10 contests.
Ahead of this matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s college hoops action.
Georgia State at Gonzaga odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Gonzaga -23.5
- Total: 149.5
- Moneyline: Gonzaga -9412, Georgia State +2150
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Georgia State at Gonzaga odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Gonzaga 84, Georgia State 61
Moneyline
- The Bulldogs have won 27 of the 30 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (90%).
- Gonzaga has won all five games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -9412 or shorter.
- The Bulldogs have an implied moneyline win probability of 98.9% in this matchup.
- This season, the Panthers have been the underdog six times and won one of those games.
- Georgia State has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +2150 moneyline set for this game.
- The Panthers have a 4.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Against the spread
- The Bulldogs score 87.8 points per game, 23 more points than the 64.8 the Panthers give up.
- When Gonzaga totals more than 64.8 points, it is 13-8-2 against the spread and 23-2 overall.
- When Georgia State allows fewer than 87.8 points, it is 11-9 against the spread and 15-8 overall.
- The Panthers average 5.3 more points per game (70.6) than the Bulldogs allow (65.3).
- Georgia State has put together a 7-4 ATS record and an 11-3 overall record in games it scores more than 65.3 points.
- Gonzaga is 8-9-1 against the spread and 18-1 overall when it allows fewer than 70.6 points.
- The Bulldogs have out-scored their opponents by a total of 652 points this season (22.5 points per game on average), and the Panthers have put up 164 more points than their opponents on the year (5.8 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Bulldogs have an average implied point total equal to their implied total in Thursday’s game (87).
- This season, Gonzaga has put up more than 87 points 14 times.
- The Panthers’ implied point total in this matchup (63 points) equals the team’s season average.
- So far this season, Georgia State has put up more than 63 points in a game 18 times.
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