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Tournament Picks: Gonzaga vs Oklahoma 3/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions

Tournament Picks: Gonzaga vs Oklahoma 3/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions
2021-03-22 14:40:00 EDT

The Gonzaga Bulldogs battle the Oklahoma Sooners in an NCAA tournament second round matchup in college basketball March Madness action on Monday.

The Oklahoma Sooners reached the second round of the tournament by virtue of their 72-68 win over Missouri on Saturday. Austin Reaves led the Sooners with 23 points on 6 of 16 shooting with a 10 of 12 mark from the foul line along with a team-high 6 assists while Brady Manek added 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting with 5 threes and Elijah Harkless chipped in 16 points with a team-high 10 rebounds and a pair of steals to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Oklahoma in the winning effort.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs reached the second round, by taking out Norfolk State with little resistance in a 98-55 win over the Spartans last time out. Corey Kispert led the ‘Zags with 23 points on 8 of 12 shooting with 6 threes and 5 rebounds while Anton Watson had 17 points on a perfect 7 of 7 shooting with 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Josh Ayayi added 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting with a team-high 9 rebounds and Drew Timme had 10 points with 6 rebounds and a team-high 5 assists to cap off the scoring in double figures for Gonzaga in the win. Andrew Nembhard also added 4 points with 5 assists and a pair of steals.

Oklahoma is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 NCAA tournament games as an underdog while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following a win. Gonzaga is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 Monday games while the over is 38-16 in their last 54 games overall.

Now we really get to see what Gonzaga is made of as Norfolk State was never really going to challenge Gonzaga and Oklahoma proved their chops against a game Missouri team. However, as much as I don’t want to admit it at times, the Zags look legit. I mean this looks like a team that could run the table. Oklahoma has the offensive potential to hang here and this line feels like a bit of a slap in the face, but realistically, I just think that the Zags barely get a cover here, winning by 17 points, something in the 81-64 range.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Gonzaga -15

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