Gonzaga vs Washington State

Gonzaga’s veteran frontcourt, led by Wooden Award watch-list big Graham Ike and fellow scorer Braden Huff, heads to Pullman on a 10-game winning streak and a 7-game run in this rivalry, and with rosters confirmed and no listed injuries for the Zags versus Washington State missing rotation wing Tomas Thrastarson, I’m still siding with the heavy chalk at -3300 despite the Cougars’ recent 5–2 surge and home-court boost because last season’s 84–63 Gonzaga win in this same building showed how Ike’s physicality, superior depth, and second-half dominance can systematically wear down WSU over 40 minutes, making this a very high-probability but low-value moneyline that I grade a B- from a risk/reward standpoint. Odds and availability are subject to change; This bet was made at 15/01/2026 09:37 ([slipperstillfits.com](https://www.slipperstillfits.com/news/25148/graham-ikes-scoring-contributions-lead-to-retaliation-over-santa-clara-89-77?utm_source=openai))

Washington State’s pace-and-space attack under David Riley — with freshman guard Ace Glass leading them at nearly 16 points per night and an elite defensive-rebounding profile that limits second chances — should keep the Cougars competitive, but when you factor in Gonzaga’s top-tier defensive efficiency, last season’s 147-point total in Pullman, and a current number sitting around 156.5 after both analytics models and market makers opened this matchup closer to the mid-150s, the combination of the Zags’ ability to choke off easy looks and WSU’s streaky three-point shooting has me leaning Under 156.5 at -110, a position I grade a solid B given the modest edge versus the posted total and the chance Gonzaga’s defense keeps this in the low-to-mid 150s even if their offense hums. Odds and availability are subject to change; This bet was made at 15/01/2026 09:37 ([wsucougars.com](https://wsucougars.com/news/2026/1/13/mens-basketball-wazzu-welcomes-no-9-gonzaga-thursday.aspx?utm_source=openai))

Braden Huff’s emergence alongside Ike, combined with Gonzaga’s strong 11–7 ATS mark and their 21-point cover at Washington State last season, pushes me toward laying Gonzaga -17.5 (-110) against a Cougars team that is a scrappy 8–9 ATS but is down shooter Tomas Thrastarson and just gave up 88 points to Saint Mary’s, so with the Zags’ efficiency edge on both ends and a track record of turning close first halves into avalanche stretches, I expect their depth and late-game execution to stretch this into an 18-plus margin, though backdoor risk in the final minutes keeps this at a B- grade rather than something higher. Odds and availability are subject to change; This bet was made at 15/01/2026 09:37 ([covers.com](https://www.covers.com/sport/basketball/NCAAB/matchup/371196?utm_source=openai))