The San Diego Toreros (11-17, 4-10 WCC) will try to take down the No. 12 Gonzaga Bulldogs (23-5, 12-2) in Spokane Thursday at 11 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the San Diego vs. Gonzaga odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The last game between the pair occurred last February in San Diego. A 92-62 beatdown for Gonzaga, who came into the game favored by 23 points.
San Diego is coming in after losing a close 62-59 game to Saint Mary’s Thursday while Gonzaga and its top ranked offense at 87.5 points per game comes in after beating Pepperdine 97-88 as 16-point favorites Saturday.
This will be another chance for Gonzaga to get right before a titanic clash with Saint Mary’s Saturday.
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San Diego at Gonzaga odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:50 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): San Diego +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300) | Gonzaga -4500 (bet $4,500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): San Diego +23.5 (-115) | Gonzaga -23.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 164.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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San Diego at Gonzaga picks and predictions
Prediction
Gonzaga 91, San Diego 65
Moneyline
AVOID.
+1300 for San Diego is not enough value for the risk. While Gonzaga will win and extend its home win streak, wagering $45 to win $1 is not something I am willing to do.
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Against the spread
LEAN GONZAGA -23.5 (-105).
While the Zags will be looking to their Saturday game with Saint Mary’s, they will not look past San Diego.
The Zags are 1 game behind the Gaels in the conference and must remain focused to have any chance to win another title. Losing to San Diego would torpedo any hopes, and I do not look for this game to be close after halftime.
Gonzaga is not the juggernaut it has been in the recent past. But it is still a top-12 team with an elite player in Drew Timme. His presence will be the key to this romp by Gonzaga. If you are going to make a play on the spread, the LEAN is GONZAGA -23.5 (-105).
Over/Under
Take UNDER 164.5 (-115).
The only way this game will get to the Over is if Gonzaga breaks the 100-point barrier. It has done so before. So, this is not out of the question. But I am not going to bet that it does.
Gonzaga ranks 297th, allowing 74.2 points, while the Zags score an average of 87.5 points – best in the country. While Gonzaga should get to its average, San Diego will not hold up its end. 164.5 is just slightly too high. If the number drops below 162.5, I will take the Over, though.
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