Mississippi Valley State at Gonzaga odds, picks and predictions
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-9) and Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-2) meet Monday. Tipoff at the McCarthey Athletic Center will be at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Mississippi Valley State vs. Gonzaga odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Mississippi Valley State is more in budget mode than basketball mode. This contest in Spokane represents stop No. 10 in a 13-game national road swing racking up visitors' checks and losses. The Devils have already faced the likes of LSU, Oklahoma, UConn, and TCU. They will also see Baylor and San Francisco before it's all over. Stop No. 9 was Tuesday at Liberty; MVSU was a 30.5-point underdog and lost 74-39.
Gonzaga, which is No. 8 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, lost 78-73 at Washington Saturday, failing to cover a -4.5. The Bulldogs shot 27.8% from 3-point range after shooting 41.7% from the perimeter over their previous 5 games, all wins.
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Mississippi Valley State at Gonzaga odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:30 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Mississippi Valley +41.5 (-110) | Gonzaga -41.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Mississippi Valley State at Gonzaga picks and predictions
Prediction
Gonzaga 93, Mississippi Valley State 58
Moneyline
PASS: no value to be found between these prices.
Against the spread
KenPom rankings peg this one as No. 11 vs. No. 362.
MVSU has thus far been outscored by 33.3 points per game. Gonzaga did get out and run Arkansas-Pine Bluff into the ground by 40 in a 111-71 victory 2 games back, but APB is a very fast-tempo squad.
A certain amount of scholarship collegiate basketball funnels this to a lean toward the visiting 5. But this 5 does nothing but visit. It's not a situation that offers value insight. PASS.
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Over/Under
Over the last 3 seasons when Gonzaga is playing a foe yielding 77 points or more, the Over is 45-23. Look for Gonzaga to have its way with the Devils (who are allowing 83.0 PPG) and push this one past 150, let alone to the total.
In the last 7 GU games against opponents ranked outside the KenPom top 270, the Over has gone 5-2 (3-0 last season and this).
BET OVER 140.5 (-110).
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