Portland vs. San Diego betting: College basketball preview for January 23

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The San Diego Toreros (4-16, 1-6 WCC) visit the Portland Pilots (6-14, 1-6 WCC) after losing seven straight road games. The Pilots are favored by only 2.5 points in the contest, which tips at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 23, 2025. The point total in the matchup is set at 146.5.

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Portland Cover -2.5 vs San Diego -110

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Portland vs. San Diego betting lines

  • Portland moneyline odds to win: -149
  • San Diego moneyline odds to win: +124
  • Spread: Portland (-2.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Portland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Portland owns a worse record against the spread (2-6-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (5-2-0).
  • When playing at home, the Pilots exceed the total 62.5% of the time (five of eight games). They’ve hit the over in 42.9% of games on the road (three of seven contests).

Recent trends

  • The Pilots have been putting up 72.4 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly higher than the 71.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Portland has been less stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, allowing 80.8 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 80.1 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2024-25 season.
  • The Pilots are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 8.1 threes per game and shooting 33.8% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 8.0 makes and 33.0% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Portland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (278th in nation) 45.7 (299th) 30.0 (308th) 33.7 (309th) 14.7 (120th) 13.5 (327th)

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San Diego statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • San Diego has the same winning percentage against the spread (.500) at home (6-6-0 record) and away (3-3-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Toreros games have gone over six of 12 times at home (50%), and two of six away (33.3%).
  • The Toreros, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-6) as away (0-6) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Toreros are averaging 66.7 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is the same number of points they’re averaging for the season.
  • While San Diego is ceding 75.6 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse in its last 10 games, allowing 78.3 points per contest.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Toreros are sinking 6.7 three-pointers per contest, 0.6 more than their season average (6.1). They also have a better three-point percentage over their last 10 games (29.6%) compared to their season average (27.7%).

San Diego betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 7-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 7-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-11-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-13 (Home: 0-6; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.0 (335th in nation) 44.2 (232nd) 31.4 (248th) 33.6 (305th) 11.0 (341st) 13.3 (321st)
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