Untested Gonzaga Travels to St. Mary's Saturday

 

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
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
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

 

Next up:
Gonzaga home to San Francisco Thursday, February 16
Saint Mary's-California home to Loyola Marymount Thursday, February 16

Get all of your College Basketball Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook.