Gonzaga vs Portland 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Portland Pilots (11-9) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-2)
January 29, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Gonzaga Bulldogs -32.5 / Portland Pilots +32.5; Over/Under: -154.5
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The Portland Pilots and the Gonzaga Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday.
The Portland Pilots will try to build on a 64-56 win over Pacific in their last game. Chris Austin leads the Pilots in scoring with 14.5 PPG along with 5.3 RPG while Tyler Robertson’s got 13.9 PPG with a team-high 4 APG to lead the Pilots in the assist department this season. Moses Wood has 14.2 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead Portland on the boards and Mike Meadows has 10.7 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 3.5 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Portland so far this season. As a team, Portland is averaging 72.8 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 80.1% from the foul line while allowing 70.9 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field and 32.9% from three this season.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs will try to grab another win after an 89-55 rout of Loyola Marymount last time out. Drew Timme leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 18.2 PPG along with 5.7 RPG while Julian Strawther has 12.4 PPG with 5.9 RPG and Chet Holmgren’s got 14.1 PPG and a team-high 8.6 RPG as well this season. Rasir Bolton’s also chipping in 10.2 PPG while Andrew Nembhard has 9.5 PPG with a team-high 5.3 APG to lead the Zags in assists. As a team, Gonzaga is averaging 90.1 PPG on 53.9% shooting from the field, 37.2% from three and 70.4% from the foul line while allowing 65.6 PPG on 37.9% shooting from the field and 30.9% from three this season.
Portland is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 road games while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 games as an underdog. Gonzaga is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 home games while the over is 36-15 in their last 51 Saturday games.
I get the case to be made either way here, as Gonzaga is the better team, but one has to wonder how much they actually care about blowing a team like Portland out of the water. Instead, I’m going to side with the over. The over’s hit in six straight and 9 of the last 10 meetings and I think there’s more than enough potential to get us well over this number.
