The Gonzaga Bulldogs travel to BYU to play the Cougars at 11:00 PM on Thursday, February 28, 2013. BYU is the underdog in this matchup, getting 6.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under .
Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NCAAB sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2013 | Gonzaga | 70 | BYU | 65 | 6.0 | |
| January 24, 2013 | BYU | 63 | Gonzaga | 83 | -10.0 | 148.0 |
| March 3, 2012 | BYU | 58 | Gonzaga | 77 | -2.5 | 144.0 |
| February 23, 2012 | BYU | 63 | Gonzaga | 74 | -6.5 | 147.0 |
| February 2, 2012 | Gonzaga | 73 | BYU | 83 | -3.5 | 147.0 |
| March 19, 2011 | Gonzaga | 67 | BYU | 89 | -1.0 | 149.0 |
When looking at the last 6 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 5 games compared to 1 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Gonzaga/BYU series is 78.5 ppg while the vistor has put up 65.7 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 12.8 favoring the home team.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 6 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 12.8 ppg. That represents a value number of 18.8 when meassured against the offered line of 6.0, suggesting a wager on BYU makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 6 games between the Bulldogs and the Cougars is 144.2 per game.
Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Gonzaga as the road team and with BYU as the home team.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2013 | Gonzaga | 70 | BYU | 65 | 6.0 | |
| February 2, 2012 | Gonzaga | 73 | BYU | 83 | -3.5 | 147.0 |
| March 19, 2011 | Gonzaga | 67 | BYU | 89 | -1.0 | 149.0 |
When looking at the last 3 games in this series while BYU has been the home team, we can see the Cougars have won 2 games compared to 1 wins for the Bulldogs. Average points scored per game by BYU in this situation is is 79 ppg while Gonzaga has put up 70 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 9 favoring the Cougars.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 9 ppg. That represents a value number of 15 when meassured against the offered line of 6.0, suggesting a wager on the Cougars makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 3 games between the Bulldogs and the Cougars is 149 per game.
This season the Gonzaga Bulldogs have played 33 games, averaging 76.3 points per game, while allowing 60.2 points per game. This has led to a season record of 30-3. Let's have a closer look at recent Gonzaga Bulldogs results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2013 | Wichita St. | 76 | Gonzaga | 70 | -6.5 | 130.5 |
| March 21, 2013 | Southern U | 58 | Gonzaga | 64 | -21.5 | 130.0 |
| March 11, 2013 | St.Marys | 51 | Gonzaga | 65 | -6.0 | 136.0 |
| March 9, 2013 | Loyola Marymount | 48 | Gonzaga | 66 | -20.5 | 131.0 |
| March 2, 2013 | Portland | 52 | Gonzaga | 81 | -26.5 | |
| February 28, 2013 | Gonzaga | 70 | BYU | 65 | 6.0 | |
| February 23, 2013 | San Diego | 50 | Gonzaga | 81 | -21.0 |
This season the Gonzaga Bulldogs have played 11 games on the road, averaging 73.1 points per game, while allowing 61.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 10-1. Let's have a closer look at recent Gonzaga Bulldogs results on the road.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2013 | Gonzaga | 70 | BYU | 65 | 6.0 | |
| February 16, 2013 | Gonzaga | 71 | San Francisco | 61 | 12.0 | |
| February 14, 2013 | Gonzaga | 77 | St.Marys | 60 | 1.0 | |
| February 2, 2013 | Gonzaga | 65 | San Diego | 63 | 15.0 | 132.5 |
| January 31, 2013 | Gonzaga | 88 | Loyola Marymount | 43 | 15.5 | 142.0 |
This season the BYU Cougars have played 35 games, averaging 76.6 points per game, while allowing 69.7 points per game. This has led to a season record of 23-3. Let's have a closer look at recent BYU Cougars results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2013 | BYU | 70 | Baylor | 76 | -3.0 | 152.5 |
| March 27, 2013 | BYU | 79 | Southern Miss | 62 | -5.5 | 151.0 |
| March 25, 2013 | Mercer | 71 | BYU | 90 | -7.5 | 143.0 |
| March 19, 2013 | Washington | 79 | BYU | 90 | -6.5 | 147.0 |
| March 8, 2013 | San Diego | 72 | BYU | 69 | -9.5 | |
| March 2, 2013 | BYU | 73 | Loyola Marymount | 70 | 8.5 | 139.0 |
| February 28, 2013 | Gonzaga | 70 | BYU | 65 | 6.0 | |
| February 21, 2013 | BYU | 57 | St.Marys | 64 | -8.0 | 147.0 |
| February 19, 2013 | Utah St. | 68 | BYU | 70 | -11.0 | |
| February 16, 2013 | Portland | 72 | BYU | 86 | -17.5 |
This season the BYU Cougars have played 20 games here at home, averaging 81.0 points per game, while allowing 67.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 16-4. Let's have a closer look at recent BYU Cougars results when playing at home.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2013 | Mercer | 71 | BYU | 90 | -7.5 | 143.0 |
| March 19, 2013 | Washington | 79 | BYU | 90 | -6.5 | 147.0 |
| March 8, 2013 | San Diego | 72 | BYU | 69 | -9.5 | |
| February 28, 2013 | Gonzaga | 70 | BYU | 65 | 6.0 | |
| February 19, 2013 | Utah St. | 68 | BYU | 70 | -11.0 | |
| February 16, 2013 | Portland | 72 | BYU | 86 | -17.5 | |
| February 9, 2013 | San Francisco | 99 | BYU | 87 | -14.0 | |
| February 2, 2013 | Santa Clara | 79 | BYU | 96 | -6.0 | |
| January 19, 2013 | San Diego | 57 | BYU | 74 | -14.0 | |
| January 16, 2013 | St.Marys | 70 | BYU | 69 | -6.0 |