Portland Pilots (8-9) vs. St. Mary's Gaels (13-4)
January 7, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. Mary's Gaels -15.5 / Portland Pilots +15.5; Over/Under: +134.5
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The Portland Pilots and Saint Mary’s Gaels meet Saturday in college basketball action at the University Credit Union Pavilion. The Portland Pilots look to get back to a .500 record. The Saint Mary’s Gaels look for their 14th win.
The Portland Pilots are averaging 77.6 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 73.3 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Tyler Robertson is averaging 14.8 points and 5.4 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 3.3 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 37.7 percent from beyond the arc and 71 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game.
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 14.2 points and 2.1 assists, while Mitchell Saxen is averaging 12.9 points and 8.4 rebounds. Alex Ducas is the third double-digit scorer and Logan Johnson is dishing 3.8 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 Pilots are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Gaels are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Pilots last 8 road games. The under is 6-2 in Gaels last 8 Saturday games. The road team is 13-6 ATS in the last 19 meetings.
The Saint Mary’s Gaels have the ability to blow the doors off here, but the Portland Pilots are a competitive bunch with an above average offense, and they can hang around. Heck, Portland is losing in the underdog role by an average of 7.3 points. Feels like we’re getting an extra bucket or two. Give me the road dog.
