BYU vs Saint Mary’s (CA): NCAA Basketball Betting Odds & Trends | 2/27/2021

The BYU Cougars (18-5) are favored (-8) to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Saint Mary’s Gaels (13-7) at 10:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Marriott Center. The contest airs on ESPNU. The over/under in the matchup is set at 128.

The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 27, 2021, 2:23 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Betting Odds

BYU Betting Information

• BYU has played to an 11-7-3 record against the spread this season.
• The Cougars are 5-4-1 against the spread in 2020-21 when they are at least an 8-point favorite.
• In 47.6% of its games this season (10/21), BYU and its opponents have outscored the set over/under.
• In their last game, the Cougars got a team-high 29 points from Alex Barcello on the way to a 79-73 victory over San Francisco on Thursday. They were favored by 10 points and failed to covered the spread, and the teams combined to score 152 points to go over the 141.5 point total.

Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.

BYU Players to Watch

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Alex Barcello	23	16.0	4.4	4.6	1.1	0.0	2.0
Brandon Averette	23	11.4	2.9	3.7	0.8	0.1	1.7
Matt Haarms	21	11.0	4.5	1.1	0.2	1.8	0.2
Caleb Lohner	23	7.5	6.8	1.2	0.7	0.1	0.8
Richard Harward	23	6.7	4.5	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.0

Saint Mary’s (CA) Betting Information

• Saint Mary’s (CA) has routinely covered the spread this season with a record ATS of 10-9.
• For the seventh time this season, the Gaels are at least an 8-point underdog, where they have a record of 3-3 against the spread.
• The Gaels and their opponents have often not covered the total points bet this season, only reaching the over in 36.8% (7) of their 19 games played.
• In the Gaels most recent game on Thursday, Logan Johnson scored a team-high 17 points on the way to a 58-46 victory against Pacific (CA). They were favored by 6 points and covered the spread, and the teams combined to score 104 points to go under the 123 point total.

Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.

Saint Mary’s (CA) Players to Watch

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Tommy Kuhse	20	12.9	3.7	5.2	1.5	0.2	0.8
Logan Johnson	16	12.5	3.6	2.1	1.1	0.3	0.8
Matthias Tass	20	11.0	5.2	1.7	0.6	0.8	0.1
Alex Ducas	11	9.1	5.0	0.5	0.5	0.1	1.5
Dan Fotu	20	8.6	4.8	0.5	0.6	0.5	1.0

Total Facts

• BYU’s games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Saturday’s matchup over/under (128 points) in 91.3% of opportunities (21 out of 23 matchups).
• In 55% of Saint Mary’s (CA)’s games this season (11 of 20), the total points scored was higher than Saturday’s 128-point over/under.
• Together, the two teams combine for 145 points per game, 17 points more than the point total of 128 for this game.
• These two teams give up a combined 130.2 points per game, 2.2 more than this contest’s over/under.
• This season, the average total for Cougars games is 147.2 points, 19.2 more than the over/under of 128 points for this contest.
• A difference of 0.1 points separates the average total points bet in Gaels games (128.1 points) and this matchup’s over/under (128 points).

Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Home Team	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Game Type	Result
1/14/2021	Saint Mary’s (CA)	Saint Mary’s (CA)	-1	133	-115	-106	Regular Season	62-52 BYU
3/9/2020	BYU	Neutral Court	-3.5	149	-172	+141	Conference Tournament	51-50 STMARY
2/1/2020	N/A	BYU	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Regular Season	81-79 BYU
1/9/2020	Saint Mary’s (CA)	Saint Mary’s (CA)	-5.5	135	-246	+199	Regular Season	87-84 STMARY

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