The No. 10 Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-3, 2-0 WCC) meet the Santa Clara Broncos (14-4, 2-1) Saturday at Leavey Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Bulldogs posted a narrow 77-75 win in San Francisco last time out on Thursday but didn’t come close to covering as 9.5-point favorites. The Under snapped a 4-0 Over streak for the Zags, too.
The Broncos are coming off a solid 89-79 win at Pepperdine last time out on Thursday, bouncing back from a close loss to visiting St. Mary’s (67-64) last Saturday. Santa Clara has come alive with 6 wins in its last 7 games while covering the spread in 4 straight outings.
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Gonzaga at Santa Clara odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:32 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Gonzaga -8.5 (-105) | Santa Clara +8.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 157.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Gonzaga at Santa Clara picks and predictions
Prediction
Gonzaga 80, Santa Clara 75
Moneyline
PASS.
The moneyline is OTB at the time of publishing, but even when one is available there will be no value in betting on Gonzaga.
Against the spread
SANTA CLARA +8.5 (-115) is a strong value catching more than 4 buckets on its home floor.
Gonzaga has been tremendous, as usual, carrying a top-10 ranking into play. However, it is just 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games on the road and 6-17-3 ATS in the past 26 games overall. The Zags are also a dismal 4-14-3 ATS in the past 21 games against teams with a winning overall mark.
The Broncos have cashed in 4 straight games and are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 at home and 4-0 ATS in the past 4 against teams with a winning overall record.
Over/Under
UNDER 157.5 (-115) is worth playing, but go for a half-unit at best.
While the Over has hit in 4 of the past 5 games overall for Gonzaga, the Under is 4-1 in the past 5 tries against teams with a winning percentage of .600 or greater.
The Under dominates for Santa Clara, going 4-0 in the past 4 home games and 8-2 clip in the past 10 games overall.
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