Gonzaga vs BYU College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/9/21

The Gonzaga Bulldogs and BYU Cougars meet Tuesday in the college basketball WCC Tournament Final at the Orleans Arena.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs look for another win after beating Saint Mary’s on Monday. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are averaging 92.9 points on 55.3 percent shooting and allowing 69.3 points on 41.9 percent shooting. Corey Kispert is averaging 19.5 points and 1.8 assists while Drew Timme is averaging 18.9 points and 7.1 rebounds. Jalen Suggs is the third double-digit scorer and Joel Ayayi is grabbing 6.8 rebounds. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.

The BYU Cougars look for another win after beating Pepperdine on Monday. The BYU Cougars are averaging 78.6 points on 48.6 percent shooting and allowing 67.3 points on 40.5 percent shooting. Alex Barcello is averaging 16.9 points and 4.6 rebounds while Matt Haarms is averaging 11 points and 0.8 assists. Brandon Averette is the third double-digit scorer and Connor Harding is dishing 2.1 assists. The BYU Cougars are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 72.3 percent from the free throw line. The BYU Cougars are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.8 rebounds per game.

The Cougars are 4-0-2 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog and 19-6-1 ATS in their last 26 games following a ATS loss. The Bulldogs are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games and 20-8 ATS in their last 28 Tuesday games. The under is 5-1 in Cougars last 6 neutral site games. The over is 37-15 in Bulldogs last 52 overall. The favorite is 16-6-4 ATS in the last 26 meetings.

The BYU Cougars hung around with Gonzaga back in February, but playing an overtime game late last night doesn’t do them any favors here in terms of tired legs. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are winning their last five games by an average of 22.6 points while shooting 55.7 percent from the field. Gonzaga is also 4-1-2 against the spread as a double-digit favorite this season. We’re also not used to getting these reasonable numbers with Gonzaga. I’ll lay the chalk with the Bulldogs.