Portland State vs Cal Poly 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Cal Poly Mustangs (2-6) vs. Portland State Vikings (3-4)
December 11, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Portland State Vikings -6 / Cal Poly Mustangs +6; Over/Under: -126.5
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The Cal Poly Mustangs and the Portland State Vikings meet in college basketball action from Viking Pavilion on Saturday night.
The Cal Poly Mustangs come into this one looking to shake off a 52-51 loss at the hands of San Diego in their last game. Alimamy Koroma leads the Mustangs in scoring with 13.5 PPG along with 4.4 RPG while Jacob Davison has 10 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Cal Poly so far this season. Trevon Taylor has a team-high 5.6 RPG and Camren Pierce has 4.4 APG as well for the Mustangs so far this season. As a team, Cal Poly is averaging 62.9 PPG on 39.9% shooting from the field, 28.2% from three and 62.6% from the foul line while allowing 64 PPG on 39.8% shooting from the field and 34.4% from three this season.
The Portland State Vikings will be out to bounce back from an 80-69 loss to Weber State in their last game. James Jean-Marie leads the Vikings in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 13.3 PPG and 11 RPG while Marlon Ruffin has 12 PPG with 4.1 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Portland State so far this season. Khalid Thomas has 8.7 PPG with 2 SPG and Ezekiel Alley has a team-high 3.6 APG this season. As a team, Portland State is averaging 72.1 PPG on 40.6% shooting from the field, 24.7% from three and 74.6% from the foul line while allowing 66.3 PPG on 39% shooting from the field and 28.6% from three this season.
Cal Poly is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games overall and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games while the under is 21-7 in their last 28 games overall. Portland State is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 home games.
I don’t want anything to do with either of these teams if I’m being honest, but I do think the under is seriously in play here. These are two lower-scoring teams, especially Cal Poly, and I just get the feeling that this is a first to 60, maybe 65 wins kind of game so give me the under in this one.
