Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga Pick: Thursday, February 18th

Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga Pick: Thursday, February 18th: Gonzaga come into Thursday night’s game sitting atop the West Coast Conference, with a 20-0 record, going 11-0 in conference. The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents by an average of 24.8 points per game in their last ten games, putting up 91 points per game in that stretch. Gonzaga are the best offensive team in the nation, putting up 93.1 points per game, and shooting at a 55.1% rate from the floor. The Bulldogs are led by 6’10 Drew Timme, who averages 19.4 points per game so far this season with 20 games played, shooting at 64% from the field, while also leading the team in rebounds per game with 7.3. St. Mary’s will have their hands full against the Gonzaga team that can shoot the three-ball well when they chose to play that style of game, the Bulldogs are the 98th best 3-point shooting team in the nation, hitting at 35.6%.

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The Saint Mary’s Gaels come into Thursday night’s game sitting in 8th place in the WCC, with an 11-6 record on the season, but have gone just 2-4 in-conference. The Gaels are 5-5 in their last 10 games, in a handful of close games. The Gaels have been outscored by just 0.2 points per game in their last 10, while putting up 61 points per game in that stretch. St. Mary’s comes in against this #1 rated Gonzaga team as one of the best defensive teams in the nation, allowing just 61.8 points per game, good enough for the 14th best defensive scoring rating in D-1 College Basketball.