Battle Of The Bulldogs: Gonzaga Vs. Georgia March Madness Betting

Gonzaga’s odds to beat Georgia are set with a 7-point spread.
Georgia hasn’t made it to the tournament since 2015.

WICHITA, Kan. – The Dawgs will definitely be barking in the first round matchup between Georgia and Gonzaga in the battle of the Bulldogs in the #8 vs. #9 matchup.

What this matchup really is, is a Gonzaga team that has loads of experience playing in March Madness against a Georgia team with very little experience to show for. That said, it isn’t hard to see why legal sports betting sites are all over the Zags in this one.

#9 Georgia Vs. #8 Gonzaga

Moneyline: Georgia (+260) vs. Gonzaga (-320)
Spread: Gonzaga -7
Total: 150.5

The movement on this line since it opened shows exactly the dominance that Gonzaga is bringing into this one. The line originally opened at -4.5 points on college basketball betting sites in favor of the Zags and immediately dropped to 6.5 points and is settling down at 7 points before the game.

Zags Bark Harder, Run Away Against Georgia

There is just too far of a margin on the offensive end and in experience for Georgia to be able to keep up with Gonzaga here. Gonzaga is a massive +11 in the scoring margin against Georgia as they average 86.6 ppg to UGA’s 75.6.

Their own individual point differentials are also on a wide margin with Gonzaga winning their games by 17 points on average and Georgia at 6.2 points.

On the experience margin, Gonzaga has made the NCAA Tournament in all but one season since 1999 with their only season not being in it being the COVID-19 year. They’ve also only been eliminated in the first round three times in those 25 appearances. Looking at Georgia, this is their first appearance since 2015 and only their fourth since 2003.

Feeding off of that, the Zags have four seniors that are each averaging 10+ points per game on the season while Georgia’s top-3 scorers are all underclassmen. A few of the Zags’ seniors have also been to a National Championship game with them.

On the betting side for each of them on the year, Georgia is over a .500 record at 17-15 against the spread, however, 3-4 ATS in their last seven as an underdog. As for betting on Gonzaga, while they are just 14-19 ATS on the year, they’ve still managed a +0.3 cover margin. They’ve also turned things around as of late with a 5-2 record ATS in their last seven games.

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