The No. 14 Gonzaga Bulldogs (17-4, 6-1 WCC) visit the Portland Pilots (11-12, 3-5) on Saturday. Tip from Chiles Center is set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Gonzaga vs. Portland odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Gonzaga beat Pacific 99-90 last Saturday, failing to cover as a 18.5-point road favorite. It has now failed to cover the spread in back-to-back games and is 1-5 against the spread (ATS) in its last 6, falling to an unprofitable 5-14-1 ATS this season. The Bulldogs have the top offense in the nation ranking No. 1 in both points per game (86.5) and field goal percentage (51.77%).
Portland got throttled 79-60 at Loyola Marymount Thursday as it failed to cover as a 5-point underdog. It is 3-2 ATS in its last 5 games but 3-7 ATS in its last 10 and 10-11 ATS on the season. The Pilots’ have been strong from 3-point range where they rank 37th with an average of 37.48%.
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Gonzaga at Portland odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Gonzaga -900 (bet $900 to win $100) | Portland +550 (bet $100 to win $550)
- Against the spread (ATS): Gonzaga -12.5 (-115) | Portland +12.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 162.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Gonzaga at Portland picks and predictions
Prediction
Gonzaga 84, Portland 70
Moneyline
PASS.
Risking 6 times your potential profit for a Gonzaga win is not a smart play.
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Against the spread
LEAN GONZAGA -12.5 (-115).
Gonzaga is clearly the better team in this matchup and its offense will surely overwhelm the Portland defense which ranks 332nd in the nation with an average of 77 points allowed per game.
A 9-3 home record and the chance the Pilots get hot from beyond the arc is what merits caution against putting too many units on a superior Bulldogs team playing on the road.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 162.5 (-105).
This is higher than any closing line in the last 10 games for Gonzaga and is the 2nd-highest closing line in Portland’s last 10.
Although the Zags have a top offense and are facing off against a bottom-of-the-barrel defense, 163 points are too many to be confident in.
The O/U is 2-4 in Gonzaga’s last 6 and there is a high probability that in order for the Over to hit in this game, they would need to carry the load in a blowout.
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