San Diego vs Portland 1/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Portland Pilots (9-6) vs. San Diego Toreros (8-7)
January 13, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Diego Toreros -6.5 / Portland Pilots +6.5; Over/Under: +139
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The Portland Pilots and San Diego Toreros meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Portland Pilots look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The San Diego Toreros look for a win after splitting their last 14 games.
The Portland Pilots are averaging 74.9 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 72.1 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Tyler Robertson is averaging 15.6 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Chris Austin is averaging 14.7 points and 5.4 rebounds. Moses Wood is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Meadows is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 81.4 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
The San Diego Toreros are averaging 67.3 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 62.3 points on 40.4 percent shooting. Marcellus Earlington is averaging 13.5 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Jase Townsend is averaging 11.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. Joey Calcaterra is dishing 1.3 assists and Terrell Brown is grabbing 8.1 rebounds. The San Diego Toreros are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 70.4 percent from the free throw line. The San Diego Toreros are allowing 28.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.
The Pilots are 18-40 ATS in their last 58 Thursday games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games. The Toreros are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. The over is 5-2 in Pilots last 7 overall. The under is 7-3 in Toreros last 10 overall. The underdog is 17-5-1 ATS in the last 23 meetings.
The Portland Pilots entered their layoff giving up points by the truckload, and they haven’t played a game since December 22, so you should expect serious rust here. The San Diego Toreros are coming off a nice road win over Pepperdine, and they’ve done a nice job this season of winning the games they’re supposed to win. This is one of those games for the Toreros. I’ll side with the home favorite.
