It’s conference tournament week in the sport of college basketball, and that will lead to some great betting opportunities throughout the week. On Monday night, the San Francisco Dons will take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the West Coast Conference.
San Francisco is having a terrific season up to this point, but they will need to win the tournament to get to March Madness. The Dons are sitting at 23-9 on the year, but they have dropped three of their last four games.
Gonzaga comes into this game with an overall record of 24-6, and they have won eight straight games. The Bulldogs are going to get into the NCAA Tournament, but they want to win the conference title as well.
Gonzaga is coming into this game as an 8.5-point betting favorite over San Francisco on Monday night.
Dons Want to Defend
The San Francisco Dons are going to have to be great on defense if they are going to win this game, and that has been a strength this season. San Francisco is allowing just 66 points per game, and they will try to slow down the pace in this game.
This team has also proven to be a solid offensive team as they are scoring 78 points per game so far this season. San Francisco is shooting close to 49 percent from the floor, and they will try to get some great shots.
Jonathan Mogbo is leading the way with 14.7 points per game this season, but the Dons are going to have to shoot the ball extremely well to win this game.
Bulldogs Are Explosive
It was a very slow start to the season for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, but this team is now clicking on all cylinders. Gonzaga is scoring over 85 points per game, and they have a ton of weapons on their roster.
Forward Graham Ike has been on a huge run of late, and he is scoring 16.9 points per game so far this season. Ike will try to set the tone in the paint, but the Spartans will also need to shoot the ball well from deep.
Gonzaga has also been a solid defensive team this season as they are holding opponents to just 68.7 points per game. The Bulldogs will look to be solid on both ends of the floor in this matchup.
Bulldogs Blow Past the Dons
This Gonzaga team looked lost earlier in the season, but they now look like one of the best teams in the entire country. Gonzaga is going to be looking to speed up the pace of this game, and that should allow them to get some separation.
San Francisco will be able to defend well enough to stay close for a half, but that’s about all to expect with this team. The Dons just don’t have enough offense to win this game, and that is how things will get spread out.
Bet on the Gonzaga Bulldogs -8.5 as they are going to pick up a big win on Monday night.
