Saint Mary's Gaels NCAA Basketball Betting
Since taking over as head coach in 2001-02, Randy Bennett has led the St. Mary’s Gaels to the most successful era in program history. The Gaels will be rocking their dance shoes for the third consecutive season. St. Mary’s took the regular season title of the West Coast Conference, beating out arch-rival and traditional WCC power Gonzaga. And then, in the WCC Tournament, Saint Mary’s turned the trick again. The Gaels used one of the nation’s best defenses for their run of glory. Most important of all, the Gaels kept gamblers happy with reliable board value in the regular season.
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2024 Saint Mary's Gaels Betting Odds
Grand Canyon Antelopes +5.5
St. Mary’s Gaels -5.5
Total: 131.5
Money Line: Grand Canyon +195, St. Mary’s -235
St. Mary’s Gaels Next Matchup
On Friday, March 22, 2024, the Grand Canyon Antelopes of the Western Athletic Conference will face the Saint Mary’s Gaels of the West Coast Conference at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, WA. Tipoff Time is 10:05 p.m. ET, with television coverage on TruTV.
Grand Canyon Antelopes Team Overview
Overall, the Grand Canyon Antelopes are 27-4 straight up, 16-13-1 against the spread, and 15-14 over/under the total. Grand Canyon has national metrics of 52nd for scoring offense, 65th for field goal percentage, 151st for 3-point field goal percentage, 47th for free throw percentage, and 65th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Grand Canyon is 41st for scoring defense, 16th for field goal percentage permitted, 106th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 30th for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Grand Canyon has covered five of its previous six games. Grand Canyon has gone under the total in three of its last five outings. First among Grand Canyon scorers is Tyler Grant Foster, with 19.8 points per game.
St. Mary’s Gaels Team Overview
Overall, the St. Mary’s Gaels are 24-7 straight up, 16-13 against the spread, and 16-14 over/under the total. St. Mary’s has national metrics of 163rd for scoring offense, 66th for field goal percentage, 113th for 3-point field goal percentage, 310th for free throw percentage, and 27th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, St. Mary’s is 2nd for scoring defense, 8th for field goal percentage permitted, 45th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 1st for defensive rebounding.
Late on, St. Mary’s has covered eight of its previous ten games. St. Mary’s has gone over the total in five of its last seven outings. First among St. Mary’s scorers is G Aidan Mahaney, with 13.9 points per game. G Augustas Marciulionis averages 12.4 points and 5.2 assists per game. C Mitchell Saxen brings 11.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest.
On the one hand, Saint Mary's has been in the greatest era in its history. Coach Randy Bennett has led the Gaels to a total of eight NCAA Tournament bids since 2004-05There was a time not too long ago when Saint Mary's competed with Gonzaga for supremacy of the West Coast Conference. But as time has gone on, Gonzaga has emerged as a national power with a stranglehold on the WCC.
By contrast, Saint Mary's has been treading water in comparison. The Gaels last won the WCC regular season title in 2023. Their last WCC Tournament championship was in 2019. Saint Mary's is still a respected mid-major program but no longer as feared as they were a few seasons ago. But that may be changing after last year’s successful campaign.
One of the most significant upgrades for this year’s squad is the bench depth. Saint Mary’s starters played the seventh-most minutes in the nation last season, and only six players were on the floor for more than 20% of minutes last year. This year, eight or nine players could be in for significant minutes, as Harry Wessels, Mason Forbes, Jordan Ross, and Luke Barrett all helped to provide quality minutes off the bench and give the starters much-needed rest.
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2023 |
Lost Second Round vs. (4) UConn 55–70 |
| 2022 |
Lost Second Round vs. (4) UCLA, 56–72 |
| 2019 |
Lost First Round vs. (6) Villanova, 57–61 |
| 2017 |
Lost Second Round vs. (2) Arizona, 60–69 |
| 2013 |
Lost First Round vs. (6) Memphis, 52–54 |
| 2012 |
Lost Second Round vs. (10) Purdue, 69–72 |
2023-2024 NCAA Basketball Top Teams
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