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It’s no surprise that Gonzaga (25-6,13-1 WCC) finds itself back in the West Coast Conference tournament men’s basketball finals, however their opponent, University of San Diego (20-13, 11-3), is a little unexpected but not surprising with the Toreros hosting the tournament in its own Jenny Craig Arena on the USD campus. The Toreros, with their home crowd behind them, overcame two double-digit deficits in Sunday’s tournament semi-finals to upend favored (-5.0 ATS) Saint Mary’s 75-69. Gonzaga finds itself in the WCC tournament final after escaping with 52-48 semi-finals win over Santa Clara. The Bulldogs fell way short of covering as a 13 ½ point chalk ATS.  Gonzaga is a -7.0 point favorite ATS with a money line price of -330 in the game with USD according to oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant SportsBetting.com . At the time of publishing, the betting total had not been made available.
The Bulldogs enter the game with an eight game SU win streak but the team hasn’t been as stellar against the spread covering its last six of ten contests. While going 2-0 SU in games against the Toreros, the Bulldogs are 0-2 ATS in those games. Reno Gold Picks guarantees a winning pick for Monday's WCC Championship game between Gonzaga and San Diego. Just click this link to find Reno Gold's picks page. Brandon Johnson scored a career-high 28 points, including six in the second overtime, and Gyno Pomare added 22 to lead USD to a 75-69 victory over Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals Sunday night. USD rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit and a double-digit margin most of the second half to advance into Monday night's championship against 22nd-ranked and top-seeded Gonzaga. The Toreros, who took their first lead of the game in the first overtime, will play in the championship for the first time since 2003 when they upset Gonzaga. Josh Heytvelt scored 15 points and Gonzaga advanced to its 11th straight West Coast Conference tournament title game with a sluggish 52-48 win over Santa Clara on Sunday night. Gonzaga has won four consecutive WCC tournament titles, eight of nine and nine of the last 13. The Bulldogs made only five baskets in the second half, but survived by going 13-for-16 from the foul line.
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