St. Mary's Gaels vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

McCarthey Athletic Center is the location where the Gonzaga Bulldogs (21-7) will try to beat the St. Mary's Gaels (24-4) on Saturday.

The St. Mary's Gaels took the court against Portland and walked away with a win by a score of 79-66 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Gaels left the arena with 15 and Portland recorded 13 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 17 attempts from 3-point land. Portland shot 60.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 15 shots. In addition, Portland pulled down 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Portland doled out 17 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. In the matter of defense, St. Mary's allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the field on 26 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 15 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Gaels buried 6 of their 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. St. Mary's walked away from the contest having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (32 of 68) and buried 9 of their 24 three-point shots.

Paulius Murauskas is someone who was a major factor in the game. He finished with 20 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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St. Mary's will play this game with a record of 24-4 this season. They are averaging 74.8 points per contest (160th in the nation) while shooting 46.1% from the field. The Gaels are hitting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (190 of 573) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, St. Mary's is pulling down 39.4 boards per game and is sitting with 454 assists so far this season, which is 17th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Gaels are forcing 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 fouls. They concede 31.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 5th in D-1 in PPG allowed (60.7). The Gaels defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (628 of 1,553) and they concede 29.9 boards per game as a unit. They rank 205th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 353 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Gonzaga Bulldogs got the win with a final of 84-63 against Washington State. The Bulldogs were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Washington State was called for 17 fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 95.0%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Gonzaga buried 7 of their 15 tries (46.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs went 29 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.8%. The Bulldogs permitted Washington State to convert 24 out of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7% for this game. They finished 36.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 8 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Gonzaga permitted Washington State to grab 22 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Nolan Hickman was important for the Bulldogs for this contest. He converted 8 out of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 1 rebound. He tallied 23 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for the game.

Gonzaga has a mark of 21-7 on the season. The Bulldogs commit 16.6 fouls every game and they shoot 80.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.0 times per game (1st in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per contest. Gonzaga has tallied 2,459 pts on the campaign (87.8 per game) and they grab 39.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 50.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in college.

The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 111th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 69.5. They are able to force 12.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (50th in college hoops). The Gonzaga defense concedes 30.0% on three-point shots (210 of 701) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 12.2 dimes and 32.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 98th and 71st in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Gonzaga

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