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Saint Mary vs. Indiana Preview: Gaels are the five seed you can trust

Saint Mary vs. Indiana Preview: Gaels are the five seed you can trust

How to Watch:

East Region, first round

Tipoff time: Thursday 7:20 p.m. ET

Location: Moda Center, Portland, Ore.

TV: TBS

DraftKings Line: Saint Mary’s -3, O/U 126.5

Indiana coasted to a First Four over Wyoming to set a matchup against Saint Mary’s in the Portland regional of the NCAA Tournament. Hoosiers first-year Mike Woodson brought Indiana back to the NCAA Tournament, but the Hoosiers have a tough test against the Saint Mary Gaels. Randy Bennett’s program is a well-oiled machine. This season Saint Mary’s ranks 17th overall in Ken Pom thanks t their top-10 defensive efficiency rating. The Gaels handed Gonzaga its first conference loss in two seasons and won 12 of their last 15 games to end the season with two of those losses came against Gonzaga and the other was a five-point road defeat to Santa Clara.

Bennett has done his thing at Saint Mary’s for over 20 seasons at Saint Mary’s. Since taking over the program after a two-win season in 2001, Bennett has taken the…

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