Gonzaga at Santa Clara odds, picks and predictions
The Gonzaga Bulldogs (11-4, 2-0 WCC) and Santa Clara Broncos (11-6, 2-0) meet Thursday in West Coast Conference action. The opening tipoff at the Leavey Center will be at 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Gonzaga is ranked No. 25 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs last played Saturday, covering a 24-point spread in a 101-74 win over San Diego. They are playing a true road game for the 1st time since Dec. 9. They sport one of the top offenses in the game (17th at 84.9 points per game) and have shot 52% and averaged 90.3 PPG while going 3-1 over their last 4 games.
Santa Clara does not have the same firepower as the visitors in this game, but the Broncos have thus far matched Gonzaga in conference wins. The most recent of those WCC conquests came Saturday as the Broncos beat the Pepperdine Waves 78-72 to cover a -2.5.
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Gonzaga at Santa Clara odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:24 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Gonzaga -335 (bet $335 to win $100) | Santa Clara +265 (bet $100 to win $265)
- Against the spread (ATS): Gonzaga -7.5 (-115) | Santa Clara +7.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 158.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Gonzaga at Santa Clara picks and predictions
Prediction
Gonzaga 83, Santa Clara 70
Moneyline
Gonzaga is the play side here, and better relative leverage is available against the spread. PASS.
Against the spread
KenPom pegs the Santa Clara home-floor advantage at 299th in DI hoops. The Broncos are 1-5 ATS at home this season, and Gonzaga has won the last 4 series meetings by an average of 17.3 points per game.
Santa Clara is a solid, above-average team, but Gonzaga is more efficient at both ends and figures to have the hidden-point factors (like turnovers, rebounding, free-throw frequency) tilted in its favor.
BACK THE BULLDOGS -7.5 (-115).
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Over/Under
The Under is 6-1 in SCU's last 7 games at home.
Conference matchups tend to bring more out of the Bulldogs defense. The Under is 8-4 across GU's last 12 January games. Both sides in this one have thus far played foes tilted toward offense. Their own offenses figure to be slightly overrated, and we should not expect much point spiral from 2nd-chance opportunities, the foul line or from 3-point range.
Figure on a fast pace but also on a enough defense to fly this plane at a lower altitude. TAKE THE UNDER 158.5 (-110).
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