The No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs (11-0, 2-0 WCC) face the Portland Pilots (6-4, 0-1) for an 8 p.m. ET tip at the Chiles Center in Portland on Saturday. Below, we analyze the Gonzaga-Portland college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
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Gonzaga at Portland: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: No money line was listed at the time of publishing, likely because the spread is so large.
- Against the spread/ATS: Gonzaga -32.5 (-110) | Portland +32.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 163.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Gonzaga at Portland: Three things to know
- Gonzaga thumped BYU 86-69 on Thursday, pushing against the number as the Under cashed. The defense has allowed 69 or fewer points in four straight outings, with the Under going 3-1 during the span. The Under has hit in back-to-back games for Gonzaga for the first time since Jan. 4-9, 2020.
- Portland enters on a two-game skid, and the Pilots are 1-3 ATS across the past four. The Pilots have scored 68 or fewer points in each of the past four games, while allowing 86.0 PPG in the previous two at Seattle and at San Francisco.
- Gonzaga enters No. 1 in the country with 94.3 points per game, and they rank second in the nation with an impressive 54.8 field-goal percentage. On defense, the Zags are allowing 72.1 PPG, and they are outrebounding the opposition 37.1 to 28.3.
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Gonzaga at Portland: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Gonzaga 103, Portland 65
Money line (ML)
No money line was listed at the time of publishing. It wouldn’t be worth pursuing, anyway.
Against the spread (ATS)
GONZAGA -32.5 (-110) should rout Portland +32.5 (-110), even on the home floor of the Pilots. Portland has lost its past two games by an average of 20.0 PPG to Seattle and San Francisco, so they don’t figure to be much better against the top ranked and highest scoring offense in the nation. Portland is just 5-11 ATS in the past 16 games at home, and 3-9 ATS in the past 12 tries against winning teams, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 163.5 (-110) is the best play on the board in this WCC matchup. The Over has connected in 12 of the past 14 on the road for Gonzaga, while connecting in 11 straight away games against teams with a home winning percentage of .600 or better. The Over has hit in five straight for Portland against winning teams, too.
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