Saint Mary's Gaels vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Picks and Predictions for Saturday, January 31, 2026

The Saint Mary's Gaels will be on the road Saturday night for a 10:30 PM match-up inside the McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane, WA, against the Gonzaga Bulldogs, and we have you ready to roll with our Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga prediction. St. Mary's has nineteen wins and three losses thus far this season. The Gonzaga Bulldogs stay home on Saturday with 21 wins and one loss, ranked sixth nationally. St. Mary's enters this matchup with won four of the last five, including two in a row after a six-point road victory against Portland State. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are coming into Saturday running hot on a long winning streak after a narrow 2-point home victory against San Francisco. Read more about this Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our NCAAB Predictions!

Saint Mary’s hunts the upset

The Saint Mary's offense has been solid this season, averaging 78.6 points on 47% shooting from the floor. Defensively, St. Mary's has been even better, holding opponents to 64.5 points per game this season, and has given up an average of 60 points per game over their last two wins. Offensively, St. Mary's did the work in their last outing, scoring 75 points on 45% shooting and knocking down 9 triples in the game. Defensively, St. Mary's was the better team, giving up 69 points on 44% shooting. St. Mary's won the rebounding battle by 10 and forced 12 turnovers in the victory.

Paulius Murauskas leads Saint Mary's offense this season, averaging 19.3 points per game. Joshua Dent is second on the team, averaging 13.3 points, to go along with the team's leading 5.4 assists. Mikey Lewis averaged 13.2 points as the third player on the roster in double digits. Big man Andrew McKeever he is 4th on the team averaging 8.4 points to go along with the team leading 9.4 rebounds per game.

Key Injury Report for Saint Mary’s:

• Kevin Gad (Out) - Shoulder

Gonzaga tries to keep winning

Offensively, Gonzaga is one of the best teams in the country this season, averaging 8.9 points on 52% shooting from the floor. Defensively, the Bulldogs are allowing 66.5 points per game this season and have given up an average of 63 points per game over the last two wins. Offensively, Gonzaga did just enough in their last outing, scoring 68 points on 44% shooting from the floor. Defensively, Gonzaga was the better team, giving up 66 points on 40% shooting, 50% from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs lost the rebounding battle by 4, but forced 15 turnovers to seal the victory.

Graham Ike leads the Gonzaga offense this season, averaging 18.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Braden Huff is second on the team, averaging 17.8 points, while Tyon Grant-Foster averages 11.5 points per game this season. Braeden Smith is everything, with 6 points to go along with the team's leading 4.3 assists.

Key Injury Report for Gonzaga:

• Graham Ike (Questionable) - Ankle
• Braden Huff (Out) - Knee

Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga Pick

• Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga Spread Pick

Both teams are playing great basketball coming into this matchup, but Gonzaga will have the edge. The Bulldogs have the stouter offense and an elite deep roster. Gonzaga is dealing with a few injuries, but it will still have the talent on both sides of the ball to do the job. Take the Gonzaga Bulldogs Saturday night to continue their winning ways as they get the win and cover at home against a good St. Mary's team.

• Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga Over/Under Pick

Both teams score a ton of points per game, and each will look to do the same in this matchup. Despite the elite offenses, both teams are fantastic defensively. Both teams will lean on their defensive pressure Saturday as each looks for the victory. Both teams score the ball in bunches, but will use their defense Saturday, as the winner of this game will be in a better spot heading into the conference tournament. Take the Gonzaga Bulldogs to get the win and cover at home Saturday in a low scoring defensive minded game.