Saint Mary's Gaels vs Portland Pilots Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/03/2022

Game Time: 11:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 3, 2022

Venue:  Chiles Center, Portland, OR

Where to Watch:  ROOT Sports NW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Saint Mary’s -13.5, Portland +13.5; Over/Under:  131 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Saint Mary’s -13.5, Portland +13.5; Over/Under:  131 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Saint Mary’s -13.5, Portland +13.5; Over/Under: 131.5 points

 

Saint Mary's Gaels:  17-4 (2nd place, WCC)

Portland Pilots:  11-10 (7th place, WCC)

 

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Saint Mary's Gaels:  5-0 last 5

Portland Pilots:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Saint Mary's is coming into this game with a 17-4 record overall and they are 4-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 7th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 5-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the BYU Cougars but they have gone on a 5 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Pepperdine Waves, the Santa Clara Broncos, the Loyola Marymount Lions, the San Francisco Dons, and the Pepperdine Waves again in their last game. Matthias Tass and Tommy Kuhse off the bench both led the team in points in that game with 16 each while Jabe Mullins was next on the team with 11 points. Kuhse led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Tass led the team in rebounds with 6. They are 46.5% from the field, 34.3% from 3-point range, and 72.8% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 69.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 58.5 PPG against them. Saint Mary's has an ATS record of 13-6-1 this season and their O/U record is 9-11.

 

 

Portland is coming into this game with an 11-10 record overall and they are 6-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 7th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 2-4 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and they are coming off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Pacific Tigers while their 3 losses in that span came against the Loyola Marymount Lions, the BYU Cougars, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs in their last game. Mike Meadows led the team in points in that game with 19 while Tyler Robertson was next on the team with 17 points. Chris Austin led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Kristian Sjolund led the team in rebounds off the bench with 11. They were 35.7% from the field, 13% from 3-point range, and 86.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.4 PPG against them. Portland has an ATS record of 13-7 this season and their O/U record is 7-13.

 

Saint Mary's is coming into this game as a 13.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Saint Mary's has been playing well in their recent games and they have been winning a lot of their games recently by double digits. They are going up against a Portland side that has not been playing well recently losing a lot of their games but a lot of their losses have been by double digits. They are also coming off of close to a 30 point loss against Gonzaga and they have struggled against better opponents this season. The best bet to place in this game is on Saint Mary's to cover the spread here.

 

Saint Mary's Portland Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, February 3, 2022 (11:00 pm ET start time) is Saint Mary’s 77 Portland 59.

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Saint Mary's Gaels: Will be posted soon.

Portland Pilots: Will be posted soon.

 

 

Saint Mary's Gaels:  None.

Portland Pilots:  J. Perry (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury.

 

 

“You've just got to have belief.” - Shantay Legans on his mentality turning Portland around.

 

 

"I felt we were solid defensively for a bit, but then had a stretch where we couldn't stop them." - Shantay Legans on his team’s loss against Gonzaga.

 

 

 

K. Bowen 

A. Ducas 

L. Johnson 

T. Kuhse 

M. Tass

 

C. Austin 

M. Meadows 

T. Robertson 

V. Vucinic 

M. Wood

 

 

PPG: M. Tass (13.2)

APG: T. Kuhse (3.4)

Reb/G: M. Tass (6.6)

 

PPG: C. Austin (14.2)

APG: T. Robertson (3.9)

Reb/G: T. Robertson (6.4)

 

Coaches:

Saint Mary's Gaels: Randy Bennett (21st season)

Portland Pilots: Shantay Legans (1st season)