Portland Pilots (13-16) vs. San Francisco Dons (17-12)
Week 16 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season is in full swing on Thursday, February 23, 2023, as the Portland Pilots travel to take on the San Francisco Dons in this West Coast Conference clash at the War Memorial at the Sobrato Center in San Francisco, California.
This is the second and final meeting between these teams this season. Portland defeated San Francisco the first time they met, 92-87. The Pilots were the underdog in the contest by 1.0 and the total was set at 149.0. Neither the line nor the total was set at the time this preview was written.
The Portland Pilots (13-16, 12-15-0 ATS) were dominated by the Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday, losing 103-84. The loss was the second in a row for the Pilots who have lost five of their last seven games, dropping them to 5-9 in the WCC. They are also 2-5 ATS in their last seven.
Portland found themselves trailing by 20 heading into the half, as Santa Clara shot 56.2% from the floor, including 16-35 from three-point range in the game. The Pilots simply could not keep up with that, hitting 42.4% of their shots, led by Mike Meadows, who had 39 points off 14-22 shooting.
on fire ?? pic.twitter.com/qZBDNyXyeW
— Portland Pilots Men's Basketball (@PortlandMBB) February 19, 2023
Portland is ranked 164th in the KenPom rankings. They are averaging 109.3 points per 100 possessions (91st) but are allowing 108.9 points per 100 possessions (268th). Portland is a solid offensive team, ranked 54th in the nation in points per game (77.1) but they have been a little off that mark in the conference, averaging 74.9 points per game. Where this team struggles is defensively, as they are allowing 78.1 points per contest, 351st in the nation, but are allowing 84.4 points per game in the WCC.
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