{"id":6590,"date":"2008-12-31T17:27:08","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T22:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2008-12-31T17:27:08","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T22:27:08","slug":"bulldogs-utes-handicapping-pick-311208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/bulldogs-utes-handicapping-pick-311208\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAAB Handicapping: Gonzaga vs. Utah (Dec. 31)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Gonzaga @ Utah<\/h2>\n<p>Gonzaga doesn&#8217;t know what hit them. Certainly it wasn&#8217;t the biggest shocker in the world that they lost in Seattle to the U-Conn Huskies, who are loaded. Following that game, however, they lost to Portland State, shooting just 43%. With the loss on December 14 at Arizona, that means the &#8216;Zags have lost three of their last four games. \u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>BetUS NCAA Basketball Betting Odds<\/strong>: GONZAGA -6.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* GONZ has won 16 of its last 21 games SU<br \/>\n* GONZ has covered two of its last six road games<br \/>\n* GONZ has won five of its last seven road games SU<br \/>\n* GONZ has played four of its last six road games UNDER the total<br \/>\n* UTAH has covered one of its last six games<br \/>\n* UTAH has lost four of its last six games SU<br \/>\n* UTAH has played four of its last five games UNDER the total<br \/>\n* UTAH has covered four of its last six home games<br \/>\n* UTAH has won five of its last six home games SU<br \/>\n* UTAH has played four of its last six home games OVER the total<a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/2183\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" title=\"Betus NCAAB Betting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=11892&#038;banid=1399 alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 12px; \">The Utes (no, not the &#8220;youths&#8221; as was intended by Joe Pesci&#8217;s character in &#8220;My Cousin Vinny&#8221;) have faltered lately when stepping up in level of competition, but earlier in the season, there was the win over Oregon, a team that likes to accelerate the pace, at the Huntsman Center, as they rang up 95 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gonzaga is not getting everything it wanted to out of Austin Daye, the slender 6&#8217;11&#8221; forward who was just 5 for 15 from the field against Portland State. Normally sure-handed Jeremy Pargo has turned the ball over 17 times in his last four contests. This team has had eight days to think about these defeats, which helps the &#8216;Zags against this Utah team, which is not proficient from beyond the three-point arc (6.4 per game). The Utes have won only one game this season when they didn&#8217;t shoot at least 50% from the floor, and that was the last triumph over Cal-Irvine, who themselves shot only 36%.<\/p>\n<p>No one is saying Gonzaga is going to get cold like that, but Luke Nevill (16.9 ppg) is the guy who makes the Utah offense go, and he&#8217;ll challenge Josh Heytvelt&#8217;s inside defense, for sure. Everybody in the Bulldogs&#8217; lineup hits at least one three-pointer per game, but Utah won&#8217;t be suffering any size disadvantages to this guard-centric team. They shoot free throws better, and have gotten 23 combined points a game from reserves Tyler Kepkay, Carlon Brown and Jordan Cyphers, who will help this team match up with the &#8216;Zags backcourt. We&#8217;re taking the points at home with Utah, the 6.5-point underdog in the BetUS NCAA basketball betting odds.<\/p>\n<h3>Our PLAY: UTAH +6.5 ***<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fans at Huntsman Center will be treated to a game between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Utah Utes when they take their seats on Wednesday. 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