Chiles Center will host Pilots vs. Toreros action on Thursday as both teams try to pay off for bettors in NCAAB action.

Portland battles the Toreros, currently sitting with a 6-11 mark (5-9 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 10-7 for the Pilots and 6-8 for the Toreros.



View San Diego vs Portland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 297-rated Pilots and the No. 286-ranked Toreros, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 64-58 result in favor of the Toreros.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Portland's No. 242-ranked offense, averaging 64.9 PPG, against a Toreros defense that ranks No. 271 at 71.5 PPG. The Pilots field goal percentage has averaged 41.8% so far, less than the Toreros marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.9% per game.

Defensively, San Diego features the nation's No. 225-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.9 points per game. Portland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 262 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for San Diego, they were an 82-63 loser as they battled BYU at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 14-point underdog. Dennis Kramer scored 15 points in a futile effort to lead the Toreros to a win (they lost 82-63 to BYU at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Monday).

Portland lost its last outing, a 69-61 result against St. Mary's on January 14. They covered in that game as a 24-point underdog. Portland suffered a 69-61 loss against St. Mary's on Saturday, getting 18 points from Thomas van der Mars in a losing effort at McKeon Pavilion.


San Diego Toreros Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Gonzaga are 5-5
After playing BYU are 2-1
After a loss are 3-7

Portland Pilots Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing St. Mary's are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

A few Toreros at Pilots trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Diego's last 18 games on the road
San Diego is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Portland's last 13 games when playing San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at Gonzaga, Saturday, January 21
Portland home to San Francisco, Saturday, January 21