{"id":137215,"date":"2017-04-03T02:34:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T06:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=137215"},"modified":"2017-04-03T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T05:01:00","slug":"why-the-gonzaga-bulldogs-will-win-the-2017-march-madness-national-championship-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/why-the-gonzaga-bulldogs-will-win-the-2017-march-madness-national-championship-game.html","title":{"rendered":"Why the Gonzaga Bulldogs Will Win the 2017 March Madness National Championship Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Three Reasons Why the Gonzaga Bulldogs Will Win the National Title <\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>1. Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Gonzaga has long been labeled overrated by its critics in the Mark Few era. The Bulldogs often gets a high seed but just couldn\u2019t get deep enough in the national tournament to justify their usually lofty seeding.\u00a0 Those were the same critics that were silenced by the Bulldogs over the weekend, when the team finally clinched a spot in the national finals, thus vindicating the selection committee\u2019s decision to give them the No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n<p>The success arguably has a lot to do with the collective experience of the team. The average age of the current Bulldogs\u2019 roster is around 22 years old\u2014older than that of the Phoenix Suns. The Bulldogs\u2019 starting unit is composed of four upperclassmen, including senior center Przemek Karnowski, who is playing in his fifth and last season in Zags threads. The finals is going to be a test of nerves and these Zags appear to have the experience to handle the pressure.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Depth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Gonzaga isn\u2019t only just experienced. The Bulldogs are also deep. Five players are averaging in double figures scoring for the Bulldogs, led by Nigel Williams-Goss, who is putting up 16.9 points per game. The balanced scoring makes it no surprise as to why the Bulldogs are 12<sup>th<\/sup> in offensive efficiency per KenPom. They are 11<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation with 83.1 PPG while shooting 50.8 percent from the field.<\/p>\n<p>As a testament to the depth of the Bulldogs, Williams-Goss has had some off nights in which he scored 12 points or fewer in nine games this season yet Gonzaga was able to go 9-0 in those contests.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Defense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sure, Gonzaga could score. But so does North Carolina. But if you think the title game is going to be a high-scoring affair, think again. Gonzaga is capable of locking opponents\u2019 offenses down, a part of its game that fans saw when the Bulldogs made Xavier bleed for points in an 83-59 win in the Elite Eight. Gonzaga is eight nationally in scoring defense (61.2 points allowed per game) and limits opponents to only 41.2 effective field goal percentage<\/p>\n<p>Slowing down the Tar Heels isn\u2019t going to be easy for Gonzaga but the Bulldogs could dictate the game\u2019s pace if they could also control the boards. That means putting a target on Kennedy Meeks, who had a monster game in the national semifinals against Oregon, scoring 25 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Meeks likely wouldn\u2019t have that kind of a game against Oregon if Chris Boucher was there to help Jordan Bell contain the Tar Heels big man.<\/p>\n<p>Against Gonzaga, Meeks will have to deal with the Zags\u2019 elite frontcourt that boasts of two solid centers in Johnathan Williams and Karnowski, making it harder for him to go bonkers again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on the NCAA title game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"137215\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,456&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Reasons Why the Gonzaga Bulldogs Will Win the National Title 1. Experience Gonzaga has long been labeled overrated by its critics in the Mark Few era. 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