THE LINES
The No. 5 Saint Mary’s Gaels (25-7) face off against the No. 12 Indiana Hoosiers (21-13) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, beginning at 7:20 PM on TBS. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Gaels’ (-150 to win on the moneyline) contest versus the Hoosiers (+124).
Saint Mary’s (CA) Offense Vs. Indiana Defense
| Saint Mary’s (CA) Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Indiana Defense |
| 69.8 (207) |
Points/Gm |
65.7 (71) |
| 64.4 (329) |
Possessions/Game |
67.5 (115) |
| 46.3 (54) |
Field Goal % |
39 (15) |
| 35 (105) |
3PT % |
32.5 (125) |
| 52.7 (74) |
Effective FG % |
45.5 (22) |
| 55.9 (82) |
True Shooting % |
50.3 (68) |
Indiana Offense Vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) Defense
| Indiana Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Saint Mary’s (CA) Defense |
| 71.3 (162) |
Points/Gm |
60.5 (13) |
| 67.6 (194) |
Possessions/Game |
66.1 (52) |
| 45.7 (83) |
Field Goal % |
42.6 (139) |
| 33.5 (204) |
3PT % |
34.1 (218) |
| 51 (144) |
Effective FG % |
47.5 (76) |
| 54.6 (129) |
True Shooting % |
49.7 (46) |
Saint Mary’s (CA) Betting Insights
- Saint Mary’s (CA) has covered 19 times in 33 matchups with a spread this season.
- The Gaels have an ATS record of 12-6-1 when playing as at least 3-point favorites this season.
- Saint Mary’s (CA) and its opponents have combined to hit the over 15 out of 33 times this season.
- Saint Mary’s (CA)’s games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 126 points 20 times.
- Gaels outings this year have an average total of 131.3, 5.3 more points than this game’s over/under.
Indiana Betting Insights
- Indiana is 20-14-0 ATS this year.
- The Hoosiers are 5-4 ATS this year when playing as at least 3-point underdogs.
- So far this year, 16 out of Indiana’s 34 games with an over/under have hit the over.
- Indiana and its opponents have combined to score more than 126 points in 24 of 34 games this season.
- Hoosiers games this year have had a 137.2-point total on average, 11.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
Saint Mary’s (CA) Key Players
- Matthias Tass leads the Gaels in scoring (12.6 points per game) and rebounding (six rebounds per game).
- Saint Mary’s (CA)’s assists leader is Tommy Kuhse, who dishes out 3.5 per game.
- Alex Ducas is the top three-point shooter for the Gaels, hitting 1.9 per game.
- Saint Mary’s (CA)’s steals leader is Logan Johnson, who collects two per game. Tass leads the team averaging 0.7 blocks an outing.
Indiana Key Players
- Trayce Jackson-Davis is at the top of the Hoosiers scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 18.4 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game this season.
- The Indiana leader in assists is Xavier Johnson with 5.1 assists per game.
- Parker Stewart is tops from three-point range for the Hoosiers, knocking down 1.6 treys per game.
- Indiana’s Xavier Johnson has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.2 per game and Jackson-Davis is first in blocks with 2.4 per game.