The No. 17 Saint Mary’s Gaels (22-5, 11-1 WCC) and San Diego Toreros (11-16, 4-9) clash in a West Coast Conference battle Thursday. Tip time at Jenny Craig Pavilion is slated for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Saint Mary’s vs. San Diego odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Saint Mary’s heads into Thursday’s action leading Gonzaga by 1 game in the WCC standings. The Gaels are closing out a stretch of 3-straight road games. SMC lost the opener of those 3, falling at Loyola Marymount in a Feb. 9 overtime game. The Gaels bounced back in the middle game of their road swing; they won at Portland, covering a -11 spread, in an 81-64 game Saturday.
The Toreros — losers of an 85-58 contest at SMC Dec. 29 — head into this home game off back-to-back losses. San Diego is 1-4 straight up and 2-3 against the spread since Jan. 28.