For the second time in the last two weeks, the Gonzaga Bulldogs face the Seattle U Redhawks. Tonight’s matchup between the two is taking place at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. Gonzaga beat Seattle U 80-72 in overtime on January 2.
Below, I detail my best bet for Gonzaga vs. Seattle. Gonzaga is a -13.5-point favorite with the over/under sitting at 152.5 points.
Gonzaga vs. Seattle (10:00 p.m. ET)
In their first matchup, Braden Huff and Graham Ike both had elite performances. Huff finished with 28 points and six rebounds while Ike had a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Gonzaga shot just 27 percent from three-point range in that matchup, about 10 percent below its average. Seattle’s leading scorer in that game was Brayden Maldonado, who recorded 17 points and five assists.
Since their first matchup, Gonzaga has won three consecutive games while Seattle is 1-2 in that span. After losing to Gonzaga by eight points, Seattle is still a +13.5-point underdog on DraftKings Sportsbook.
On KenPom, Gonzaga is seventh with the fifth-best offensive rating and 12th-best defensive rating in college basketball. Seattle is 120th on KenPom, with an offensive rating of 247th and a defensive rating of 41st.
Even though these teams are statistically far apart, Gonzaga was pushed to the limit by Seattle 15 days ago. That is why I’m taking Gonzaga to record more than 83.5 points at -110. Gonzaga has scored at least 84 points in back-to-back games and in six of her previous eight contests. This season, Gonzaga has totaled 84-plus points in 13 of 19 games.
