The Portland Pilots (6-7) square off against the Florida A&M Rattlers (3-10) at the Earle A. Chiles Center. The game gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, December 21, 2018.
Florida A&M Rattlers at Portland Pilots ATS Prediction
The Rattlers will be hoping for a similar result after topping the Jacksonville Dolphins in their last contest, 65-50. Florida A&M was 6-13 on three pointers (46.2 percent). Jacksonville, on the other hand, was just 1-17 (5.9 percent). Tracy Hector had a solid performance for Florida A&M, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.
The last time the Pilots played, they were victorious over the Multnomah Lions, 111-103. The Pilots had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (30.8 vs. 12.2) and had a much better free throw rate (0.231 vs. 0.092). Josh McSwiggan led Portland in scoring with 37 points on 17-for-25 shooting from the field.
Marcus Shaver Jr. has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Portland.
The physical Portland offense could be getting to the charity stripe a lot in this meeting. The Pilots currently rank 49th in the country with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.286, while Florida A&M ranks 343rd in FTA rate allowed (0.339).
Florida A&M at Portland Pick
Prediction: SU Winner – Portland, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Florida A&M ranks 30th in three pointers allowed per game (19.1) while Portland ranks 220th (25.8).
The Pilots rank 48th in blocks per game (4.3) while the Rattlers rank 162nd (2.2).
Florida A&M ranks 26th in steals per game (8.5) while Portland ranks 134th (5.8).
The Pilots rank 163rd in rebounds per game (35.2) while the Rattlers rank 243rd (29.3).
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The Rattlers’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 1.8, down from 8.2 for the season.
During their last five games, the Pilots have scored an average of 81.0 points per game (7.5 above their season average) and allowed an average of 79.4 points per game (2.9 above their season average).
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