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BYU Cougars vs. St. Mary's Gaels
The BYU Cougars and the St. Mary's Gaels will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at McKeon Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Gaels as -5-point favorites versus the Cougars, while the game's total opened at 139.
In their last action, St. Mary's was a 107-99 loser on the road against Tigers. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for BYU, they were a 63-38 winner as they battled Lions at home. They covered in the match as a -15.5-point favorite.
BYU:
Team record: 12-4 SU,9-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
BYU is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
BYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of BYU's last 6 games
St. Mary's:
Team record: 13-3 SU,7-9 ATS
Saint Mary's-California is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Saint Mary's-California is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Saint Mary's-California's last 12 games
Next up:
BYU home to Portland Saturday, January 11
St. Mary's home to Santa Clara Saturday, January 11