The Portland Pilots and North Dakota State Bison face off on Thursday in a college basketball showdown at the Scheels Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Portland vs NDSU prediction.
NDSU Looks to Build on Huge Win
NDSU sure looked impressive in the last game and they are going to try and build on that here. NDSU faced off against San Jose State and the offense scored 83 points on the way to the five point victory. Noah Fedderson had a strong game putting up 17 points, six rebounds, and one assist. NDSU on the season is averaging 76 points while their defense is giving up 75.8 points per game. They are shooting 37.97 percent from behind the three point line which is 44th in the league. Boden Skungberg is averaging 15.2 points while shooting 41.4 percent from the field.
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Portland’s Offense Struggled in Last Game
Portland faced off against Air Force in the last game and they looked really awful. The defense really struggled giving up 80 points, but even more disappointing was the offense that put up only 58 points. Portland overall this season is averaging 79 points while their defense is giving up 78 points per game. The offense overall is ranked 101st so the offense only putting up 58 points was very shocking. Guard Tyler Robertson on the season is averaging 17 points while shooting 49.5 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from behind the three point line.
NDSU vs Portland Betting Prediction
Portland’s offense is going to have no issue running up the score here. I know they struggled in the last game, but NDSU is averaging 75.8 points per game and they are going to really struggle to defend in this game. NDSU’s offense is also going to find success here and that is going to be the difference here as this game is going to go over the total. Back the over to cash here.