Congratulations to the Clemson Tigers, who moved to 6-0 in ACC play for the first time since the conference was founded in 1953. Clemson has only won the ACC regular season title once in the last seven decades, but can they do so again, especially with Duke and North Carolina down this year?
Here are our best bets for Thursday’s college basketball action. And below is a closer look at Gonzaga vs. BYU.
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Best College Basketball Odds & Bets for Thursday: Gonzaga vs. BYU
Gonzaga is amid a brutal stretch of its schedule, with this being the third of three consecutive road games. In the previous two, the Bulldogs beat San Francisco and Santa Clara by a combined seven points. Compared to those teams, BYU is better defensively, ranking 28th in adjusted defensive efficiency compared to Santa Clara’s 96th ranking and San Francisco’s ranking of 112. In addition, the Cougars are one of the best defensive rebounding teams in the country, allowing opponents to secure just 22% of their misses (sixth-best). That will go a long way in slowing down Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, who has averaged 22.4 points per game over the last nine games.
BYU has lost five consecutive games to Gonzaga by an average of 19.4 points, but this is one of Mark Few’s most vulnerable teams, and we expect the Cougars to make it five straight games for the Bulldogs without a road cover.
Bet: BYU +6.5 (-110 at DraftKings)
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