College hoops betting interest focuses on the St. Mary's vs San Francisco battle Monday at McKeon Pavilion as the Gaels look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

The Gaels bring a 14-2 record (7-3 ATS) to this tilt against the 10-7 Dons, who are 3-9 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed St. Mary's go 6-4 so far and the Dons go 8-4.



View San Francisco vs St Marys Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Gaels in this one, they're listed as 17-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Gaels at No. 16 and the Dons at No. 211 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 86-73 result in favor of the Gaels.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up St. Mary's's No. 42 nationally ranked offense (76.2 points per game) against a Dons defense that sits as the No. 197 at 68.2 PPG. The Gaels have been averaging 47.2% from the field, more than the Dons have managed so far this season (44.6% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, San Francisco owns the country's No. 268-rated mark, allowing 75.3 points per game on the highway. St. Mary's, on the other hand, rates No. 63 in scoring at home.

In their last action, San Francisco was an 81-56 loser on the road against BYU. They failed to cover the 16–point spread as underdogs. San Francisco was run off the court by the Cougars on Saturday as BYU routed them 81-56 at Marriott Center.

St. Mary's won its last outing, a 78-72 result against San Diego on January 5. They failed to cover in that game as a 18.5-point favorite. San Diego was victimized by Rob Jones for 31 points as the Gaels defeated the Toreros 78-72 in college hoops action on Thursday.


San Francisco Dons Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Portland are 2-8
After playing BYU are 4-0
After a loss are 7-3

St. Mary's Gaels Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Gonzaga are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a win are 9-1

A few Dons at Gaels trends to consider:
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Mary's
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Mary's
St. Mary's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
St. Mary's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
St. Mary's is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
St. Mary's is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home


Next up:
San Francisco home to Portland, Thursday, January 12
St. Mary's home to Gonzaga, Thursday, January 12