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NWSB Managing Editor Q weighs in with his Gonzaga Bulldogs vs BYU Cougars Thursday CBB basketball Preview and a free prediction to boot. College basketball odds favor the Bulldogs by 2.5. The total is set at 147.5. The game is pretty evenly matched up despite BYU losing its stud Jimmer Freddette. The Zags will be looking for Robert Sacre and Elias Harris to step up.
NWSB Managing Editor Q weighs in with his Washington State Cougars vs. Arizona Wildcats Thursday CBB basketball Preview and a free prediction to boot. College basketball odds favor the Bulldogs by 15.5. The total is set at 141. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are 2-2 while on the road this season, 6-1 against conference opponents. Look for the bigs Robert Sacre and Sam Dower to dominate Thursday night.
Steve Lee our northwest basketball hoops blogger weighs in today with his TOP 5 Canadian basketball players in history to play for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Kelly Olynyk, Kevin Pangos, Mangisto Arop, Robert Sacre all make the list. The Bulldogs Canadian contingent has been strong thru the years in Spokane.
With hoops fans excited to see a high level of basketball back on the court at Rogers Arena, both teams (The Hawaii Warriors, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs) did little to impress. Tagged as a home coming for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Kevin Pangos, big man Rob Sacre (North Vancouver) and forward Kelly Olynyk (Kamloops).
Are you missing college basketball yet folks? We are. The NCAA basketball pre-season coaches poll was released last week and Gonzaga is the only Northwest Team in the Top 25. No Oregon, no Washington, no Washington State. Pretty par for the course isn’t it? How will the team do without last season’s leading scorer Steven Gray.
