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Portland Pilots (7-15) vs. Pacific Tigers (6-16)
There is some great college betting action on Thursday, thanks to this great battle in the West Coast Conference at Alex G. Spanos Center in Forest Grove, Oregon, and you can get the best Portland vs. Pacific pick and odds here.
This is the second meeting between the teams this season. The Pilots won at home on January 6, winning 78-64. Portland was a 10.5-point favorite in that contest with the total set at 150.0. They enter as the favorite here as well (-2.5), with the total set at 151.5.
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The Portland Pilots (7-15, 8-12-0 ATS) lost to San Francisco on Saturday, 76-64. It was the sixth straight loss for the team, who are now 1-6 in the conference. Portland is 1-8 on the road (2-7-0 ATS). They enter 301st according to the KenPom rankings and are 288th according to Bart Torvik.
Portland shot 32.1% in the first half in the loss to San Francisco, dooming them in this game. They did finish 12-30 from three-point range, far above their season average of 34.3%. The Pilots have really struggled to shut opponents down, 323rd in opponent field-goal percentage (46.2%) and 341st in opponent three-point shooting (36.9%).
Vukasin Masic had a big game, recording 22 points, and Juan Sebastian Gorosito chipped in 21. The duo combined to go 15-26 in the contest. It was a big game for Gorosito, who is averaging 6.9 points per game this season. Portland is 236th in points per 100 possessions (102.8) and 327th in points allowed per 100 possessions (114.0).
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