Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on McCarthey Athletic Center Wednesday as host Gonzaga looks to handle the Portland Pilots in NCAAB action.

Gonzaga battles the Pilots, currently sitting with a 3-10 mark (3-9 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 4-6-1 for the Bulldogs and 8-4 for the Pilots.



View Portland vs Gonzaga Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Pilots listed as 21.5-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 115 (Bulldogs) and the No. 305 (Pilots) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 80-58 result in favor of the Bulldogs has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Gonzaga's No. 134-rated squad against Portland's No. 226-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Gonzaga rates No. 131 in the country with 6.7 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 264 nationally with 5.2 per match.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Portland owns the country's No. 326-rated mark, allowing 82.6 points per game on the highway. Gonzaga, on the other hand, rates No. 154 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Portland was a 78-60 loser on the road against Nevada. They failed to cover the 12.5–point spread as underdogs. Portland suffered a 78-60 loss against Nevada on Thursday, getting 15 points from Kevin Bailey in a losing effort at Lawlor Events Center.

Gonzaga won its last outing, a 70-60 result against Air Force on December 22. They failed to cover in that game as a 18-point favorite. Kevin Pangos scored 23 points leading the Bulldogs to a 70-60 victory over Air Force at McCarthey Athletic Center on Thursday.


Portland Pilots Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 1-9
Before playing Santa Clara are 4-6
After playing Nevada are 4-1
After a loss are 1-9

Gonzaga Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 10-0
Before playing Xavier are 2-0
After a win are 8-2

A few Pilots at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Gonzaga
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Gonzaga
Portland is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Gonzaga is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
Gonzaga is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Gonzaga is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Gonzaga is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games


Next up:
Portland home to Santa Clara, Thursday, January 5
Gonzaga at Xavier, Saturday, December 31