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| San Diego Toreros | Portland Pilots |
| 11-10 | January 25, 2014, 04:00 | Earle A. Chiles Center | 12-8 |
The Portland Pilots will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the San Diego Toreros at Earle A. Chiles Center on Saturday in NCAA hoops play.
The Toreros will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 10-7 ATS against the number this season, while the Pilots are 14-6 ATS. San Diego is 9-7 on the totals; Portland is 10-10.
View San Diego Toreros vs Portland Pilots Odds and Stats.
Bettors looking to back visiting San Diego before tip-off in this one found them as 6-point underdogs over at Sportsbook earlier.
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Pilots at No. 124 and the Toreros at No. 231 heading into this contest.
San Diego lost its last outing, a 59-56 result against Gonzaga on January 23. They covered in that game as a 18-point underdog. The Toreros wasted a 26-point performance from Johnny Dee in losing to Gonzaga 59-56 on Thursday at McCarthey Athletic Center.
Portland was a 114-110 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against BYU. They covered the 4.5-point spread as underdogs. Portland went on a scoring spree on Thursday at Earle A. Chiles Center, running up a big 114-110 victory over the BYU Cougars in NCAA hoops betting action.
How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Toreros is ranked No. 175 in NCAA hoops at 34.62 per game. Contrast that with Portland’s No. 81 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Portland is the No. 138-ranked team in the country at 6 per game, while San Diego rates No. 161 at 5.76 per game.
A few Toreros at Pilots trends to consider:
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Diego is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Portland is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games
Portland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
San Diego home to St. Mary's, Thursday, January 30th
Portland at San Francisco, Wednesday, January 29th
