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BYU Cougars vs. Portland Pilots
The BYU Cougars and the Portland Pilots will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Earle A. Chiles Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -21-point favorites versus the Pilots, while the game's total opened at 144.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 75-50 result against Lions on January 25. They failed to cover in that game as a +10-point underdog.
In their last action, BYU was a 95-87 winner at home against Tigers. They failed to cover the -11.5-point spread as favorites.
BYU:
Team record: 14-4 SU,9-6-2 ATS
BYU is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
BYU is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of BYU's last 10 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 6-10 SU,4-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing BYU
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing BYU
Next up:
BYU home to Gonzaga Monday, February 8
Portland at Santa Clara Saturday, February 13