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February, 09 2012 11:00pm EST
ATS: Saint Marys CA Gaels +3.5 (-110)
LOSS for -3 unit(s)

Saint Marys CA Gaels at Gonzaga Bulldogs

765 St Mary's at GonzagaThis has been a huge series in the past for league supremacy as these two have stood out from the rest in this conference. But if you have followed these two teams this year it's clear that St Mary's is the far better squad, yet the line on this game assumes everything is status quo. The Gaels beat the Zags earlier this year 83-62 as they dominated all facets of the game. We expect more of the same here despite the change of venue. St Mary's is 6-1 straight up on opposing home courts, outscoring the opposition by 9.3 points per game. The lone loss was the third game of the season at Denver. This is a team that has been a road underdog just once all season and they won that game outright by 14 points.Gonzaga is 18-4 on the season but they have lost to virtually every decent team they have faced. In addition to St Mary's the Zags have dropped games against BYU, Michigan State and Illinois, all by 7 points or more. They own wins over Notre Dame, Arizona and Xavier but those games were either played early in the season before the young teams had time to gel or in the case of Xavier coming off suspensions. Against Top 50 RPI teams St Mary's is 3-1 while Gonzaga is 0-4. St Mary's won the last meeting in this building and we look for that trend to continue.PLAY ST MARY'S 

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