The Portland Pilots will travel to Peter W Stott Center to take on the Portland State Vikings. The game starts at 10:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The Vikings come into this game on a high note after thoroughly outplaying Multnomah 100-82 on Saturday. Cameron Forte played a key role, recording 31 points and 10 rebounds to notch his second double-double of the season. The Pilots, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their close 80-79 loss to Southern Illinois on Saturday. Bryce Pressley had a team-high 18 points.
Portland State is a slim one-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 155 points. The Vikings come into this game 3-2 Straight Up (SU), but 1-0 Against The Spread (ATS). The Vikings have one of the most prolific offenses in the entire nation, averaging 85.8 points per game. Portland State has an edge in the rebounding department for this game, where it racks up an average of 44.0 rebounds per game. Crossing over to the defensive side of the court, opposing offenses have been stifled by the Vikings, who allow a field goal percentage of only .368.
On the other side, the Pilots have records of 1-3 ATS and 3-4 SU. When it comes to stealing the ball, the Pilots are one of the best in the nation with an average of 9.9 steals per game.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these two. Their previous game was a Pilots victory, bringing their SU record to 6-4. The Pilots also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 7-3.
Predictions: SU Winner – PorSt, ATS Winner – PorSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Portland State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Portland State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland.
Portland State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland.
Portland averages 80.6 points per game (ranked 80th). Portland State, on the other hand, allows 72.2 points per game (ranked 186th).
In its last game, Portland State won by a margin of 18 points. Portland is 2-1 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Portland State has a 3-0 record in blowouts.
Ranked 69th, the Portland State Vikings have an offensive rating of 114.8. The Portland Pilots rank 195th with a defensive rating of just 102.5.
On average, Portland State has 74.8 possessions per game and scores 1.148 points on each possession. Portland has both fewer possessions (74.4) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.083).
The Portland State Vikings average an effective field goal percentage of 55.5% this season. The Portland Pilots are a winless 0-2 when opponents have an eFG% of 55.5% or greater.
On average, Portland State attempts 19.0 three pointers and Portland attempts 28.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Portland State Vikings are undefeated at 2-0 while the Portland Pilots have an even 3-3 record.
Portland State ranks 83rd in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.28, while Portland ranks 100th with an A/TO of 1.23.
Portland State ranks 67th in offensive rebounding. Portland ranks 303rd in defensive rebounding.
Portland makes an average of 9.9 steals per game, ranked 13th in the country. Portland State has not won a game this season when it has allowed 9 or more steals (0-2).
