Cal Baptist vs Portland State 12/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Portland State Vikings (5-7) vs. Cal Baptist Lancers (8-4)
December 22, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cal Baptist Lancers -9 / Portland State Vikings +9; Over/Under: +141
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The Portland State Vikings and California Baptist Lancers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the CBU Events Center. The Portland State Vikings look for their sixth win. The California Baptist Lancers look for their ninth win.
The Portland State Vikings are averaging 80.4 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 73.3 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Jorell Saterfield is averaging 16.1 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Cameron Parker is averaging 14.6 points and 3.3 rebounds. Hunter Woods is the third double-digit scorer and Isiah Kirby is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Portland State Vikings are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Portland State Vikings are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.5 rebounds per game.
The California Baptist Lancers are averaging 66.9 points on 41 percent shooting and allowing 62 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Taran Armstrong is averaging 11.1 points and 5.2 rebounds, while Joe Quintana is averaging 11 points and 2.1 rebounds. Hunter Goodrick is dishing 1.9 assists and Riley Battin is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The California Baptist Lancers are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 60.6 percent from the free throw line. The California Baptist Lancers are allowing 28.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.
The Vikings are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 road games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games. The Lancers are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Vikings last 5 road games. The under is 16-5 in Lancers last 21 overall.
The Portland State Vikings are playing their best ball of the season right now, but they’ve been bad on the road and in the underdog role this season. The California Baptist Lancers have held their own against decent competition, and they’re at their best at home, where they win by an average of 8.9 points. Even with Portland State having covering success, I’ll lay the points with the Lancers at home.
