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Portland Pilots vs. BYU Cougars

The Portland Pilots and the BYU Cougars will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Marriott Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -21.5-point favorites versus the Pilots, while the game's total opened at 141.5.

BYU was a 79-71 winner in their most recent outing at home against Toreros. They failed to cover the -15-point spread as favorites.

Portland was a 70-58 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Lions. They failed to cover the +10-point spread as underdogs.

Portland:
Team record: 10-8 SU,10-7 ATS
Portland is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Portland is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games on the road

BYU:
Team record: 16-4 SU,10-8 ATS
BYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
BYU is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland
BYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland

Next up:
Portland home to Pacific Thursday, January 27
BYU at Santa Clara Thursday, January 27