St. Mary's Gaels vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (23-5) are hosting the St. Mary's Gaels (24-5) at McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday.

The St. Mary's Gaels took the court against BYU and went home with a win by a final score of 71-65 in their last game. St. Mary's finished the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (26 out of 52) and buried 4 out of their 13 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Gaels converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 26 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 9 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to defense, St. Mary's allowed the other team to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. BYU doled out 8 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In addition, BYU totaled 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. BYU finished the contest at 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 8 of 10 tries. They converted 9 of 19 attempts from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Gaels left the arena with 13 while BYU recorded 19 fouls.

Logan Johnson is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He recorded 27 points on 12 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 63.2% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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St. Mary's will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 24-5 for the year. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.3 fouls every game. As a team, St. Mary's is grabbing 36.6 boards per game and has 367 assists on the year, which is 190th in the nation in terms of passing. The Gaels are shooting 37.1% on three-point shots (229 of 618) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 71.6 pts per game (177th in college basketball) while going 45.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Gaels are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 2nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 211 relinquished this season. The Gaels are giving up a FG percentage of 40.5% (611 of 1,509) and they concede 28.4 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 32.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 4th in college basketball in opponents PPG (58.9).

The last time they took the court, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 97-88 when they faced Pepperdine. When talking about how they rebounded, Gonzaga permitted Pepperdine to snag 31 overall (10 offensive). They shot 30.4% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 23 and finished the game at 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). The Bulldogs permitted Pepperdine to make 33 out of 64 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.6% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 37 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.9%. When discussing three-point shots, Gonzaga converted 7 out of 18 tries (38.9%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. Pepperdine had 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Bulldogs were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this game.

Drew Timme ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He had 34 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the game. He converted 15 of 20 in the game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a win-loss record of 23-5 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are hitting on 52.5% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the nation. Gonzaga has accumulated 2,449 pts so far this year (87.5 per game) and they pull down 36.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per game (20th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.0 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 17.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.8% from the free throw line.

The Gonzaga defense allows 33.9% on 3-point attempts (223 of 658) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 12.1 dimes and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 133rd and 62nd in college hoops. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 297th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 74.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (267th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Gonzaga

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