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College basketball Free Preview and gambling prediction including updated point spread and LIVE betting odds for the St. Mary’s Gaels vs. Villanova Wildcats Saturday Round 2 South Regional tournament hoops matchup…

St. Mary’s Gaels vs Villanova Wildcats – Round 2 – South Region College Hoops Gambling

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Saint Mary’s vs Nova – 12:30 Saturday, March 20th

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2nd Round
Saint Mary’s +4.5 (-105)
Villanova -4.5 (-105)
Over/Under 153

The #10 seed St. Mary’s Gaels face the #2 seed Villanova Wildcats in the second round of the South regional with tip-off slated for 12:30 Saturday, March 20th.

#18 Gonzaga was the only team in the West Coast Conference that St. Mary’s (27-5) could not beat, losing to the Bulldogs twice.

They changed all that in the conference tournament by taking the Zags apart 81-62 in the WCC final. They brought the momentum of that win into the NCAA’s with a convincing first round 80-71 win over the seven seed Richmond Spiders in what can only be called a minor upset. Anyone who has followed the WCC knew the Gaels were for real and now their secret is out.

One thing this team has is a couple of big time players that can step up when they need it the most. In the win over Gonzaga, junior G Mickey McConnell equaled his career high with 26 points and senior F-C Ben Allen had a career high 20 points.

In the win over Richmond, it was senior C Omar Samhan that did most of the damage with 29 points and 12 rebounds. Playing with a high level of confidence, this team presents problems for whoever they play.

Villanova followed up their free fall down the stretch of the regular season and their early exit in the Big East Tournament with an uninspired 73-70 overtime win over the upstart Robert Morris Colonials.

Due to an undisclosed disciplinary situation, the Wildcats top two players; senior G Scottie Reynolds and junior G Corey Fisher were on the bench when this game started.

While their benching was short lived, it seemed to be a distraction for most of this game. Reynolds shooting slump continued as he went 2 of 15 from the field but was deadly from the foul line going from 15-16, ending the day with a team high 20 points. While the officiating in this game heavily favored the Wildcats, this was the kind of game that Villanova relied heavily on their NCAA Tournament experience to pull out the win.

It was reminiscent of last year’s come from behind victory over American in the first round. After that scare they went all the way to the Final Four before losing to the eventual champion, North Carolina.

St. Mary’s comes into this game with a ton of momentum, while Villanova is just lucky to be here.

The big question is will yesterday’s close call against the Colonials wake them up because they cannot win this game they way they have been playing as of late.

I see one more close win for the Wildcats as they get their act together just in time, but the Gaels cover.

Betting Trends:

St. Mary’s is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Mary’s is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Mary’s last 5 games
Villanova is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Villanova is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Villanova is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Villanova’s last 25 games

Gaels vs. Wildcats Round 2 Free Pick: St. Mary’s +4.5

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