Gonzaga Bulldogs vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gonzaga Bulldogs vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: ESPN+

University Credit Union Pavilion is the location where the St. Mary's Gaels (19-3) will try to beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-6) on Saturday.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon State and walked away with a win by a score of 98-60 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 20 and Oregon State racked up 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 23 tries from 3-point range. Oregon State finished shooting 63.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 19 attempts. In addition, Oregon State had 29 boards (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oregon State dished out 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, Gonzaga let their opponent shoot 38.2% from the field on 21 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists for the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 23 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 85.2%. Gonzaga ended the contest with a 55.0% FG percentage (33 out of 60) and buried 9 of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Khalif Battle is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game at 80.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 23 minutes played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He notched 23 points on 4 of 5 shooting.

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Gonzaga comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 16-6 on the campaign. They average 89.6 pts per contest (2nd in D-1) while shooting 50.2% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 36.7% on three-point shots (183 of 499) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Gonzaga is pulling down 39.5 rebounds per game and has earned 437 dimes on the campaign, which is 1st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are 203rd in D-1 in allowing assists with 277 conceded this year. The Bulldogs are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.0% (562 of 1,337) and they surrender 32.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 30.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 190th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (71.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the St. Mary's Gaels went home victorious with a score of 67-54 when they played Santa Clara. When discussing cleaning up the glass, St. Mary's permitted Santa Clara to collect 22 in total (6 offensive). They finished 36.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 22 and finished the contest at 10 out of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). The Gaels allowed Santa Clara to make 18 out of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.3% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Gaels went 25 for 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.3%. When discussing shots from downtown, St. Mary's knocked down 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Santa Clara was called for 13 fouls for the game which got the Gaels to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Gaels were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this matchup.

Mitchell Saxen pitched in for the Gaels in this game. He made 4 of 8 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 24 mins of playing time and tallied 2 dimes for the matchup.

St. Mary's has a record of 19-3 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Gaels are shooting 46.0% from the field, which is ranked 119th in college. St. Mary's has totaled 1,677 pts this year (76.2 per contest) and they average 40.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 16.7 times per game (34th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest. The Gaels commit 15.2 personal fouls every game and they go 70.1% from the charity stripe.

The Gaels on the defensive end are ranked 7th in college in points given up per game with 61.0. They are able to force 11.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (35th in D-1). The St. Mary's defense surrenders 32.0% from downtown (127 of 397) and their opposition knocks down 75.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.2 assists and 29.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 103rd and 5th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Gonzaga

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