Idaho State vs Portland State 12/2/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Portland State Vikings (2-3) vs. Idaho State Bengals (1-5)
December 2, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Idaho State Bengals -2 / Portland State Vikings +2; Over/Under: +128
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The Portland State Vikings and the Idaho State Bengals meet in Big Sky conference college hoops action from Reed Gym on Thursday.
The Portland State Vikings come into this one looking to bounce back from an 85-51 loss to Iowa last time out. Marlon Ruffin and James Jean-Marie each have a team-high 13.4 PPG with Jean-Marie leading the Vikings in rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 11.2 RPG as well this season. Khalid Thomas has 10 PPG with 6.2 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers so far for Portland State while Ezekiel Alley has a team-high 4 APG as well this season. As a team, Portland State is averaging 74.6 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 23% from three and 72% from the foul line while allowing 65.8 PPG on 38.1% shooting from the field and 26% from three this season.
The Idaho State Bengals will be look to bounce back from a 59-48 loss to Air Force last time out. Robert Ford leads the Bengals in scoring with 11.2 PPG along with a team-high 4.8 RPG as well for the Bengals up to this point in the season. Tarik Cool has 9.5 PPG and a team-high 2.5 APG as well for the Bengals while Brayden Parker has 8.8 PPG this season. As a team, Idaho State is averaging 59.8 PPG on 39.5% shooting from the field, 28.5% from three and 67.2% from the foul line while allowing 69 PPG on 50.2% shooting from the field and 33% from three this season.
Portland State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 road games. Idaho State is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 home games against a team with a losing road record.
This is a bit of an interesting game as Portland State’s getting a free bucket, but they’re also on the road against an Idaho State team that hasn’t covered against a D-I team yet but a lot of their games have been on the road. I’m leaning towards the under as the Vikings and Bengals have both had issues against opposing teams with a pulse this season.
