Portland vs San Diego 3/4/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
San Diego Toreros (14-15) vs. Portland Pilots (17-13)
March 4, 2022 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: Portland Pilots -2.5 / San Diego Toreros +2.5; Over/Under: -
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The San Diego Toreros and Portland Pilots meet Friday in the college basketball West Coast Second Round at the Orleans Arena. The San Diego Toreros look for another win after beating Pepperdine last night. The Portland Pilots look for a win after winning six of their last seven games.
The San Diego Toreros are averaging 65.9 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 67.1 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Marcellus Earlington is averaging 13.4 points and 6.5 rebounds, while Jase Townsend is averaging 11.1 points and 2.5 rebounds. Joey Calcaterra is dishing 1.3 assists and Terrell Brown is grabbing 6.8 rebounds. The San Diego Toreros are shooting 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.3 percent from the free throw line. The San Diego Toreros are allowing 32 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.
The Portland Pilots are averaging 74.1 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 71.9 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Tyler Robertson is averaging 15.1 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Chris Austin is averaging 14.1 points and 4.6 rebounds. Moses Wood is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Meadows is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 80.6 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
The Toreros are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Pilots are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss and 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Toreros last 9 overall. The over is 5-0 in Pilots last 5 overall. The underdog is 18-7-1 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
The Portland Pilots absolutely smoked San Diego’s boots when these clubs met a few weeks ago, and they’re playing some of their best ball right now, winning their last five games by an average of 14.6 points. The San Diego Toreros aren’t playing well, and they’re not covering numbers. This line is soft, honestly. I’ll gladly side with Portland and the small chalk.
