The San Francisco Dons and Portland Pilots meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Chiles Center. The San Francisco Dons look for their 13th win. The Portland Pilots look for their ninth win.
The San Francisco Dons are averaging 74.5 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 68.7 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Khalil Shabazz is averaging 15.2 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Tyrell Roberts is averaging 14.8 points and 3.3 rebounds. Zane Meeks is the third double-digit scorer and Marcus Williams is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The San Francisco Dons are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. The San Francisco Dons are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
The Portland Pilots are averaging 75.7 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 73.9 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Tyler Robertson is averaging 14.1 points and 5.3 rebounds, while Moses Wood is averaging 13.1 points and 6.4 rebounds. Kristian Sjolund is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Meadows is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 36.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Dons are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. The Pilots are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-0 in Dons last 5 overall. The under is 4-1 in Pilots last 5 overall. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Portland Pilots enter this contest in brutal form, as they’re losing their last 5 games by an average of 21.6 points while shooting 38.3 percent from the field. The San Francisco Dons should be able to add to those issues with their scoring depth, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 10.8 points. I’ll lay the bucket with the Dons.