Gonzaga – St. Mary’s Betting Tips
It’s Gonzaga going up against St. Mary’s on Monday night.
And while we inch closer to the 2009 March Madness bracket tournament, teams on the bubble continue to jockey for position, all hoping that they’ll get the invite once Selection Sunday gets here.
You don’t need to tell the no.14 Gonzaga Bulldogs that. They have the St. Mary’s Gaels at the Orleans Arena on Monday night and will need all the momentum they can get heading for the bracket wars.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs are headed into this weekend’s West Coast Conference tournament as the favorites, nearly certain to make their 11th straight NCAA tournament. The Zags have won 16 of their 17 games in 2009, many by ridiculous margins.
The latest example was last week’s 90-40 demolition of South Carolina-Upstate. While no one expected the Spartans to win, the domination they’ll suffer from Gonzaga was unexpected. The Zags held them to 29 percent shooting and forced 26 turnovers, while committing only four themselves. They outscored the Spartans 37-2 off turnovers, 36-18 in the paint and 16-2 in transition.
With a returning core of all-WCC players like Jeremy Pargo, Josh Heytvelt and Matt Bouldin, plus emerging stars Austin Daye and Steven Gray, and sharpshooter Micah Downs, expectations were high that this might be the first Zags team since the 1999 squad to get past the Round of 16.
Heytvelt is certainly doing his part, averaging 15 points and nearly seven rebounds per game. Bouldin is averaging 13 points, Daye 12, and Pargo and Gray nine each.
However, the way they started 2009 wasn’t as good when they started the season. The Zags won their first seven games, climbing to No.4 in the polls. Then in the span of two weeks they lost to Arizona, No.1 Connecticut in overtime, Portland State and Utah to fall out of the Top 25.
Since these guys have this eight-game winning streak going for them, not to mention being winners of 16 of their last 17 games, there’s no reason for you to bet on St. Mary’s.
Can the Gonzaga Bulldogs beat the St. Mary’s Gaels? SportsBetting.com has the odds.
Gonzaga Bulldogs -20.5
St. Mary’s Gaels +20.5
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