Have we forgotten that Santa Clara beat Gonzaga on the Bulldogs' court when the home side was ranked? That result, combined with the Broncos covering six games in a row, makes this spread a head-scratcher. In WCC outings, Santa Clara stands 10-6 against the line, far superior to the Zags' 5-11 ATS record. The Broncos are coming off their season's most impressive win, a 30-pointer at Washington State. Their previous five Ws occurred by margins of 28, 34, 47, 23 and 25. It is no reach to envision an outright win for the Broncs.

We've seen some real fireworks displays in this matchup lately. Fireworks it was on Jan. 18 in Spokane when the Broncos scored a rousing 103-99 upset behind a surprise 35 points from wing Tyeree Bryan, but the Broncos have hit for 90+ in three of their past five games, with a cherry on top on Saturday at Pullman when bombing a school-record 23 triples in a 109-79 napalming of Washington State at Pullman. Meanwhile, the Zags will be glad to get out and run after losing another grinder on the weekend vs. Saint Mary's, but SCU will make no attempt to slow the pace, which should be to the liking of the Zags and their 87.1 ppg offense (ranks second nationally). Play Gonzaga-SCU Over

First meeting between these two produced 202 points and went over by 40. Zags are under heat to push for a tourney bid and need to play their best. Both these teams have been under lately but can score in bunches. When the total is 155+ Zags are 11-3-1 over, going over 10 times by multi possessions. Zags have averaged 93.3 in those games. SC is 6-2 over when total is 155+. They average 94.5 in those games. Santa Clara scored 93+ in three of five. These teams hit 100 fairly regularly. Don't need to play A Game to hit 90.