The Portland Pilots (9-10, 1-3 WCC) and the No. 8 Gonzaga Bulldogs (15-3, 4-0 WCC) meet Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Portland vs. Gonzaga odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Pilots are coming off a solid 92-87 win over San Francisco last time out Wednesday as a 1-point underdog, snapping a 5-game losing and non-cover skid. The Over was also a rare event, as the Under had been 4-1 in the prior 5 outings for Portland.
The Bulldogs nipped BYU on Wednesday, winning 75-74. Gonzaga didn’t come close to covering the 7-point spread, and it is just 2-10-1 ATS across the past 13 games overall. The Under has hit in 3 in a row for the Zags.
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Portland at Gonzaga odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Portland +18.5 (-115) | Gonzaga -18.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 159.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Portland at Gonzaga picks and predictions
Prediction
Gonzaga 84, Portland 74
Moneyline
The money line is OTB at the time of publishing.
However, this should be a closer game, and playing Gonzaga would be too risky anyway.
Against the spread
PORTLAND +18.5 (-115) is a decent play at home, as there is a lot of wiggle room.
Gonzaga -18.5 (-105) has managed a 2-7-1 ATS mark across the past 10 games at home, while going 5-19-3 ATS in the previous 27 games overall.
The Pilots haven’t exactly been killing it against the number, either, going 1-5 ATS in the past 6 games overall, and 0-4 ATS in the past 4 on the road. However, the underdog is 5-0 ATS in the past 5 meetings in this series.
Over/Under
UNDER 159.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Under is on a 4-0 run in the past 4 road games for Portland, while the Under is 5-1 in the past 6 games for Gonzaga following a non-cover. There are a lot of trends to the Over for both sides, too, however, so be careful.
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