Vanderbilt vs. Saint Mary's Betting Preview - NCAA Tournament 1st Round

No. 20 Saint Mary’s (CA) takes on Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The line on this game was coming in at Gaels -4.5.

The Gaels have gone 18-2 against WCC teams, with a 10-3 record in non-conference play. Saint Mary’s (CA) scores 73.5 points and has outscored opponents by 12.8 points per game.

The Commodores are 8-11 in SEC play. Vanderbilt is seventh in the SEC scoring 79.6 points per game and is shooting 45.2%.

Saint Mary’s (CA)'s average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Vanderbilt gives up. Vanderbilt has shot at a 45.2% rate from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points above the 40.8% shooting opponents of Saint Mary’s (CA) have averaged.
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Augustas Marciulionis is scoring 14.2 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Gaels.

His total over/under prop bet for this game was listed at - surprise - 14.5.  He had an over/under 11.5 scoring prop at most sportsbooks and PPH services.

Mitchell Saxen is averaging 11.2 points and 8.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Jason Edwards is scoring 17.1 points per game with 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the Commodores. Tyler Nickel is averaging 11.6 points over the last 10 games. Edwards point total prop bet for this game was listed at 15.5.