Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Grand Canyon Prediction, Odds, Picks - NCAA Tournament First Round

Updated Mar. 23, 2024 1:27 a.m. ET

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The No. 5 Saint Mary's Gaels (26-7) and the No. 12 Grand Canyon Antelopes (29-4) battle on Friday for a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The first-round matchup begins at 10:05 PM ET.

The Gaels are a 6-point favorite against the Antelopes when the Gaels and the Antelopes square off. The game features an over/under of 131.5.

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Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Grand Canyon Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, March 22, 2024 at 10:05 PM ET
Where: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington
How to Watch on TV: truTV
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Gaels vs Antelopes Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Gaels	-6	-110	-110	131.5	-110	-110	-230	+190

Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Grand Canyon Prediction

Pick ATS: Pick Em
Pick OU: Over (131.5)
Prediction: Saint Mary's (CA) 72, Grand Canyon 66

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Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Grand Canyon Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the encounter is Gaels 69, Antelopes 63.
The Gaels have a 69.7% chance to collect the win in this contest per the moneyline's implied probability.
The Antelopes sit with a 34.5% implied probability to win.

Key Spread Facts

Saint Mary's (CA) is 18-14-0 ATS this season.
Grand Canyon has put together an 18-14-0 record against the spread this year.
Saint Mary's (CA) has covered the spread 14 times this season (14-9 ATS) when playing as at least 6-point favorites.

Key Total Facts

The Gaels games have had more than 131.5 points scored on 17 occasions this year.
Antelopes games have finished with over 131.5 points scored 27 times this year.
These teams score 154 points per game combined, higher than the over/under for this matchup by 22.5.

Key Moneyline Facts

Saint Mary's (CA) has put together a 19-6 record in games when it was favored on the moneyline (winning 76% of those games).
This season, Grand Canyon has been listed as the underdog in four games but won them all.
In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -230 or shorter, Saint Mary's (CA) has a record of 19-3 (86.4% win percentage).
Grand Canyon has played as an underdog of +190 or more once this season and won that game.

Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Grand Canyon: 2023-24 Stats Comparison

	Saint Mary's (CA)	Grand Canyon
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	74.2 (156)	79.8 (43)
Points Allowed (Rank)	58.7 (2)	66.9 (45)
Rebounds (Rank)	11.2 (21)	10.1 (60)
3pt Made (Rank)	7.6 (159)	7.2 (208)
Assists (Rank)	16.0 (31)	12.3 (250)
Turnovers (Rank)	9.4 (30)	11.7 (233)

Saint Mary's (CA) 2023-24 Key Players

Gaels Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Aidan Mahaney	33	13.9	2.7	2.5	0.8	0.1	2.4
Augustas Marciulionis	33	12.4	3.3	5.2	1.5	0.2	1.1
Mitchell Saxen	33	11.7	7.5	1.5	0.7	1.3	0.0
Joshua Jefferson	26	10.2	6.5	2.2	1.2	0.4	0.6
Alex Ducas	33	10.1	5.7	2.0	0.7	0.2	2.4

Grand Canyon 2023-24 Key Players

Antelopes Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Tyon Grant-Foster	32	19.8	6.0	1.7	1.7	1.4	1.4
Rayshon Harrison	32	13.7	2.9	3.9	0.8	0.3	1.0
Gabe McGlothan	32	13.0	7.3	1.2	1.3	0.9	1.5
Collin Moore	33	8.2	2.9	2.1	1.8	0.5	0.8
Duke Brennan	33	7.1	6.8	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.0