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Portland Pilots vs. St. Mary's Gaels
The fans at University Credit Union Pavilion will be treated to a game between the Portland Pilots and the St. Mary's Gaels when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Gaels as -18-point favorites versus the Pilots, while the game's total opened at 135.
St. Mary's was a 68-64 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Lions. They failed to cover the -8.5-point spread as favorites.
Portland was a 78-64 winner in their most recent outing at home against Tigers. They covered the -10.5-point spread as favorites.
Portland:
Team record: 7-9 SU,7-7 ATS
Portland is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Portland is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games on the road
St. Mary's:
Team record: 11-6 SU,6-10 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Saint Mary's-California is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Saint Mary's-California is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Saint Mary's-California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Next up:
Portland at San Francisco Saturday, January 13
St. Mary's at Santa Clara Saturday, January 13