Will Zags Get First Test of Season Today?
The Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Saint Mary’s-California Gaels will battle on Saturday when they meet at McKeon Pavilion. This game will decide the West Coast Conference Championship most likely. It could shake the national basketball landscape as well if the Gaels can pull off an upset. Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -4-point favorites versus the Gaels, while the game’s total opened at 131. The total now is at 133.5. Saint Mary’s-California was a 51-41 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Portland Pilots. They failed to cover the -24-point spread as favorites. Saint Mary’s returns every key member of the team that beat Gonzaga 70-67 the last time the teams met in Moraga. All nine Saint Mary’s players who saw time in that game are back this season. That was before 6-foot-11 center Jock Landale was a prominent contributor. He leads the team in both scoring (15.7) and rebounding (9.5). Gonzaga was a 90-60 winner in its last match on the road against the Loyola-Marymount Lions. They covered the -17-point spread as favorites. Gonzaga has won its 13 conference games by an average margin of 25.8 points and none was closer than 10 points. Saturday’s game is the biggest remaining obstacle to Gonzaga completing an undefeated regular season.Betting Odds Trends
| Gonzaga Bulldogs | ||
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| The Zags are 15-2-1 ATS in its last 18 games | ||
| The Zags are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games | ||
| The Zags are 8-1-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road | ||
| The Zags are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Gonzaga’s last 6 games on the road | ||
| The Zags are 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Saint Mary’s-California | ||
| The Zags are 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Saint Mary’s-California | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Gonzaga’s last 11 games when playing Saint Mary’s-California | ||
| Gonzaga is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Saint Mary’s-Cali | ||
| Gonzaga is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Saint Mary’s-Cali | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Gonzaga’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Saint Mary’s-Cali | ||
Saint Mary’s-California Gaels |
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| Saint Mary’s-California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Saint Mary’s-California’s last 10 games | ||
| Saint Mary’s-California is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home | ||
| Saint Mary’s-California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Saint Mary’s-California’s last 9 games at home | ||
| Saint Mary’s-California is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Gonzaga | ||
| Saint Mary’s-California is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Gonzaga | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Saint Mary’s-California’s last 11 games when playing Gonzaga | ||
| Saint Mary’s-California is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Gonzaga | ||
| Saint Mary’s-California is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Gonzaga | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saint Mary’s-California’s last 5 games when playing at home against Gonzaga | ||