Saint Mary's Gaels Office Pool Strategy, Pick, Odds - 2019 March Madness

Written by:
Don Shapiro
Published on:
Mar/17/2019

When making your March Madness office pool picks, consider the teams carefully.  The Saint Mary's Gaels, for example, should make it into the first weekend, but will they?  Remember to print out your March Madness bracket here

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Why They Go Deep

From ESPN.com: "Randy Bennett has another terrific shooting team and another slate of games that make you scratch your head. The win over Gonzaga on Tuesday is the one that stands apart, but like Belmont, you know Saint Mary's can play. In fact, the Gaels' next-best wins might be their close losses to Mississippi State and LSU."

Why Be Concerned

If they end up facing Auburn, will be tough and Saint Mary's should be between a +4 and +4.5 underdog in that one. 

Who They Will Play

We initially had Auburn -5.5 versus Minnesota but it's looking more like they face off against Saint Mary's, which would appear to be the better team and a situation where the Tigers should be -4 or -4.5.  They will likely only be a +2 dog versus Nevada and have a better shot of advancing into the weekend.  Yes, Saint Mary's has the potential to burst a lot of bubbles, but if they end up meeting Duke ahead of the Sweet 16, we'd be foolish not to select the Blue Devils to advance. 

Odds to win 2019 NCAA Men's Tournament (4/8/19)
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Team Odds
Duke 9/4
Gonzaga 9/2
Virginia 6/1
North Carolina 10/1
Kentucky 12/1
Michigan State 12/1
Tennessee 12/1
Michigan 16/1
Texas Tech 18/1
Houston 30/1
Kansas State 30/1
Purdue 30/1
Nevada 40/1
LSU 55/1
Marquette 55/1
Florida State 60/1
Villanova 60/1
Iowa State 80/1
Kansas 80/1
Wisconsin 85/1
Auburn 100/1
Louisville 100/1
Mississippi State 100/1
Syracuse 100/1
Virginia Tech 100/1
Buffalo 150/1
Maryland 150/1
Cincinnati 200/1
Washington 200/1
Iowa 250/1
Wofford 250/1
Arizona State 300/1
Baylor 300/1
Central Florida 300/1
Florida 300/1
Hofstra 300/1
Indiana 300/1
NC State 300/1
VCU 300/1
Ole Miss 400/1
Creighton 500/1
Liberty 500/1
Minnesota 500/1
Murray State 500/1
Oklahoma 500/1
Seton Hall 500/1
St. John's 500/1
TCU 500/1
Texas 500/1
Utah State 500/1
Yale 500/1

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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