Gonzaga Bulldogs at Washington State Cougars Same Game Parlay Picks

Wednesday night’s same game parlay picks take us to the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA where the Gonzaga Bulldogs will attempt to run the win streak to five when they match wits with the Washington State Cougars for the second time as West Coast Conference rivals. Then Zags enter this tilt fresh off dropping 107 points on the Pepperdine Waves en route to logging their eleventh conference win to move to within two-games of front running St. Mary’s. Wazzou just got wrecked by those same Gaels in Moraga where they fell 77-56 after letting the game get completely away from them in the second half after battling through the first 20 minutes of play.

The Coogs played to a similar result against Gonzaga when the teams met in “The Kennel” back on January 11. The Bulldogs only led 40-37 at the break, but pulled away in the second half to log the 88-75 win and non-cover as 17.5-point favorites per the closing college basketball betting odds. Caesars Sportsbook will have Mark Few’s kids installed near double-digit road favorites for the rematch with the total set in the 160s for the second and final regular season meeting.

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Gonzaga Bulldogs

The Zags rattled off a fourth straight win on Saturday night after coasting to the 107-55 win against overmatched Pepperdine as 26-point home favorites. The Bulldogs offense came to play in the rare CBB odds cover with it going off for 55 first half points and adding another 52 over the final 20 minutes fueled by an impressive 24-3 scoring run that put the game on ice. When the dust cleared on the 52 point beat down, the Bulldogs shot 57% from the field and racked up 33 assists to move to 13-1 straight up and bankroll bursting 4-10 against the spread (ATS) as hosts. 

Khalif Battle led the charge for the home team with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting which included four makes from beyond the arc. Graham Ike allowed for Gonzaga to hold an extreme 52-31 advantage on the glass with nine boards, while Ryan Nembhard got his teammates in on all the fun dishing off 11 assists.

Washington State Cougars

The Cougars put up a nice fight early in the first half not allowing the Gaels to take their first lead of the match until 10+ minutes of game clock expired. When the first 20 minutes were in the books, Wazzou only trailed 38-34 and looked to be in a solid position to cover the closing 15.5-point college basketball spread with 20 to go. Unfortunately for those that took the points, another 20 minutes remained, and that’s when the physicality of St. Mary’s ultimately took over and handed Coogs backers a disappointing defeat.

Try as LeJuan Watts did in scoring a team-high 17 points on 8-of-16 shooting, the defense simply had no answer for Paulius Murauskas who went off for 30 and 11 to log his tenth double-double of the season. Though Washington State played even on the glass (34-34) and made one more 3-pointer than the home team, a stark disparity at the free throw line that saw them get outshot 17-9 prevented the Coogs from covering both meetings with the Gaels.

Same Game Parlay Picks

The Zags head to Pullman in a prime letdown spot with a rematch against Saint Mary’s looming on Saturday night. How much focus will Mark Few’s squad give the Cougars, knowing they already handled them earlier this season? Despite the game featuring just 69 possessions, the teams nearly eclipsed the 164.5-point total, combining for 163 points. Both offenses dominated inside, each scoring 46 points in the paint. Gonzaga converted 60% of its two-point attempts, while Washington State was even more efficient at 61.5%.

The teams combined for 18 made three-pointers on 42 attempts. However, for those on the over, limited trips to the free-throw line (just 21 total attempts) and 29 combined turnovers kept scoring in check. Both teams rank in the Top 50 of KenPom’s tempo ratings, suggesting a faster-paced rematch that could lead to more easy points. Ideally, oddsmakers set the total closer to 160 than 165 based on the first meeting’s outcome. With Gonzaga potentially looking ahead and just 3-4 ATS as road favorites, I’ll take the points with the Cougars, who are 9-2 SU at home with covers already tallied against Saint Mary’s and San Francisco in front of their home crowd.

Gonzaga vs. Washington State Same Game Parlay Picks: Washington State/Over (+264)