Marriott Center will host St. Mary's Gaels vs BYU Cougars action on Thursday as both teams try to pay off for those betting on NCAA basketball odds action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The BYU Cougars were listed as -1.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at Sportsbook, where the over/under betting odds total was expected shortly.
St. Mary's Gaels vs BYU Cougars Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The St. Mary's Gaels will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Thursday; they are 12-5 ATS against the betting line this season, while the BYU Cougars are 10-9-2 ATS. St. Mary's Gaels are 7-10 on betting the total; BYU Cougars are 13-8.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 4-rated BYU Cougars and the No. 5-ranked St. Mary's Gaels, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up BYU's No. 12 nationally ranked offense (83.61 points per game) against a St. Mary's Gaels defense that sits as the No. 2 at 59.6 PPG. The BYU Cougars have been averaging 46.25% from the field, less than the Gaels have managed so far this season (53.24% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Gaels got 20 points from Calvin Hermanson as St. Mary's ran past Pacific 68-65 on Saturday at Spanos Center.
BYU got 24 points and 10 assists from Kyle Collinsworth en route to a 88-77 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday at Marriott Center.
- St. Mary's is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- St. Mary's is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Mary's's last 7 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Mary's's last 5 games on the road
- BYU is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of BYU's last 15 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of BYU's last 6 games
- BYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
St. Mary's at San Diego, Saturday, February 6th
BYU at Pacific, Saturday, February 6th
