Saint Mary's vs. Xavier odds, picks and predictions
The Saint Mary's Gaels (2-2) and Xavier Musketeers (2-2) meet Sunday in the consolation game of the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas. The opening tip at T-Mobile Arena will be at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Saint Mary's vs. Xavier odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Saint Mary's is No. 24 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll. The Gaels were shellacked by San Diego State in Friday's 1st-round game. Favored-by-2 SMC was outshot 51.8% to 33.4% in a 79-54 loss.
Xavier lost to Washington 74-71 Friday (unlined). Xavier led that game by 5 early in the 2nd half, but couldn't finish off the win and avoid a 2nd straight defeat.
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Saint Mary's vs. Xavier odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:49 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Xavier +158 (bet $100 to win $158) | Saint Mary's -192 (bet $192 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Xavier +4.5 (-110) | Saint Mary's -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Saint Mary's vs. Xavier picks and predictions
Prediction
Saint Mary's 72, Xavier 70
Moneyline
PASS. No value to be found between these prices.
Against the spread
Both teams showed some good fight in these early-season tournaments a year ago. In this one, Xavier is the lean in principle, but the Musketeers are still working into new rotations while Saint Mary's has more in place from last season.
PASS on this one, unless Xavier gets more than 5 points.
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Over/Under
Xavier is an up-tempo squad, and over the last 3 years, the Over is 14-9 in games the Musketeers are lined as an underdog and 14-7 in games with a total in the 130s.
Figure some regression in the thus-far low free-throw frequency numbers for each side. And look for a possibly loose turnover/transition game at times. SMC's 2nd-chance opportunities should also be plentiful.
And while this game does not figure as a 3-point shootout, some positive regression can be expected in the accuracy numbers for both teams.
BACK THE OVER 135.5 (-110).
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