Texas-Pan American travels to Portland on Saturday, hoping to boost its 6-8 record with a victory over the Pilots.

The Pilots sport records of 7-7 and 4-6 ATS heading into this battle, while the Broncs have 6-8 and 0-0 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 1-4 for the Pilots and 0-0 for the Broncs.



View Texas-Pan American vs Portland Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 198 (Pilots) and the No. 310 (Broncs) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 64-63 result in favor of the Pilots has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Portland has the nation's No. 264-rated offensive output, at 63.9 PPG. The visiting Broncs defense ranks No. 271 allowing on average 71.2 PPG. The Pilots FG% has averaged 42.7% so far, less than the Broncs marksmen have achieved on the year, 43% per game.

Defensively, Texas-Pan American features the nation's No. 272-rated defense on the road, allowing 76.7 points per game. Portland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 245 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Texas-Pan American was an 80-72 Sportsbook at home against Nebraska Omaha. The Broncs got 19 points from Brandon Provost as Texas-Pan American ran past Nebraska Omahan 80-72 on Saturday at UTPA Fieldhouse.

Portland was a 57-55 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Bradley. They covered the 7.5-point spread as underdogs. Portland got 12 points from Ryan Nicholas en route to a 57-55 victory over Bradley on Sunday at Orleans Arena.


Portland Pilots Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few Broncs at Pilots trends to consider:
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
Texas-Pan American at Oregon State, Monday, December 31
Portland at San Diego, Thursday, January 3