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Portland vs St. Mary’s Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/11/23

St. Mary's Gaels (21-5) vs. Portland Pilots (13-14)
February 11, 2023 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Portland Pilots +11.5 / St. Mary's Gaels -11.5; Over/Under: +135.5
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The Saint Mary’s Gaels and Portland Pilots meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Chiles Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Saint Mary’s Gaels Betting Preview

The Saint Mary’s Gaels are averaging 70.4 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 58.2 points on 39.9 percent shooting. Aidan Mahaney is averaging 15.3 points and 1.9 assists, while Logan Johnson is averaging 12.9 points and 4.7 rebounds. Alex Ducas is the third double-digit scorer and Mitchell Saxen is dishing 1.7 assists. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are shooting 37.7 percent from beyond the arc and 64.5 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.

The Portland Pilots Betting Preview

The Portland Pilots are averaging 77.4 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 77.1 points on 45 percent shooting. Moses Wood is averaging 15.2 points and 6.2 rebounds, while Tyler Robertson is averaging 15 points and 5.4 rebounds. Kristian Sjolund is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Meadows is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 37.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 37.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.

The Gaels are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The Pilots are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games. The under is 5-2 in Gaels last 7 road games. The under is 4-1 in Pilots last 5 overall.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Portland Pilots aren’t a pushover, but they lack the horses to hang with St. Mary’s for 40 minutes, and they lose as underdogs by an average of 11.3 points. The St. Mary’s Gaels are one of the more balanced teams in the country, and they’re 14-9-2 ATS on the season. I’ll lay the chalk with the road team.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: St. Mary's Gaels -11.5

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Randy Chambers

Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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