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Missouri State Bears vs. St. Mary's Gaels
The Missouri State Bears and the St. Mary's Gaels will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at University Credit Union Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Gaels as -12-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 128.5.
St. Mary's was a 92-56 winner in their most recent outing at home against Norse. They covered the -15-point spread as favorites.
Missouri State won its last outing, a 79-57 result against Lions on December 19. They covered in that game as a -17.5-point favorite.
Missouri State:
Team record: 8-4 SU,7-4-1 ATS
St. Mary's:
Team record: 8-5 SU,5-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Next up:
Missouri State home to Northern Iowa Wednesday, January 3
St. Mary's home to Kent State Friday, December 29