Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's prediction, odds: 2022 WCC Tournament championship picks, best bets from proven model

Gonzaga Bulldogs are the defending champions of the West Coast Conference. They take on Saint Mary's Gaels in the 2022 WCC Tournament Championship Game on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The Bulldogs won the regular season, but SaintMary's upset them in a 67-57 victory. SportsLine's advanced computer model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times and has returned a profit of almost $1,600 for $100 players on its collegebasketball picks.

SportsLine's computer model has set its sights on Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's. The model is backing Gonzags as a heavy favorite. SportsLine has also made predictions for the game.

Gonzaga is 13-7 against the spread in their last 20 neutral-site games as a favorite. Saint Mary's is 8-1 ATS in the last nine games following an ATC.

Gonzaga is playing Saint Mary's in the WCC Tournament. The Bulldogs are all but assured of a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament with a victory. Last season, Gonzaga won the tournament. This year's W CC has produced several worthy programs. SaintMary's is expected to be invited. Santa Clara and San Francisco are also considered likely candidates for an at-large bid.

Saint Mary's has one of the top defensive units in the country (59.4 ppg, No. 6) and they clamped down on Gonzaga to pull the upset in their last matchup. Santa Clara surged to within one point late, but Logan Johnson sealed the victory with a blocked shot and a pair of made free throws in closing seconds.

SportsLine's model is leaning over on the total and projects 148 combined points for Saint Mary's vs. Gonzaga. One side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations.