Portland vs. UC Davis betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 9

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The Portland Pilots (2-0) take on the UC Davis Aggies (2-0) as only 2.5-point favorites on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 150.5.

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Portland Cover -2.5 vs UC Davis -108

Bet $20, Payout $38.52

Portland vs. UC Davis betting lines

  • Portland moneyline odds to win: -133
  • UC Davis moneyline odds to win: +112
  • Spread: Portland (-2.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Portland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Portland covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last season. Portland covered six times in 14 games when playing at home, and it covered eight times in 12 games when playing on the road.
  • The Pilots exceeded the over/under more often when playing at home last season, hitting the over in nine of 14 home matchups (64.3%). In road games, they hit the over in seven of 12 games (58.3%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Portland won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.833) compared to road games (.000) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Pilots were 205th in the country in points scored (72.9 per game) last season and 10th-worst in points allowed (80.4).
  • Portland was 316th in the nation in rebounds per game (29.6) and 307th in rebounds conceded (33.4) last year.
  • With 15.5 assists per game last year, the Pilots were 59th in the country.

Portland betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 15-15-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 8-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 11-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 19-11-0 (Home: 9-5-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-15 (Home: 2-5; Away: 3-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.7 (235th in nation) 46.2 (308th) 29.6 (316th) 33.4 (307th) 15.5 (59th) 12.4 (297th)

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UC Davis statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, UC Davis had a lower winning percentage at home (.500, 6-6-0 record) than on the road (.562, 9-7-0).
  • Aggies games went above the over/under 41.7% of the time at home (five of 12) last year, and 43.8% of the time away (seven of 16).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Aggies won the same percentage of games (.250) at home (1-3) and on the road (3-9) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Aggies posted 68.0 points per game (318th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while ceding 70.3 points per contest (122nd-ranked).
  • With 29.8 rebounds per game, UC Davis was 307th in college basketball. It allowed 32.7 rebounds per contest, which ranked 277th in college basketball.
  • The Aggies didn’t post many dimes last year, ranking 16th-worst in college basketball with 11.1 assists per game.

UC Davis betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 15-14-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 9-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 8-6-0 (As Favorite: 7-5-0; As Underdog: 8-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-16-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 7-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-3 (Home: 5-3; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-13 (Home: 1-3; Away: 3-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.3 (336th in nation) 42.9 (118th) 29.8 (307th) 32.7 (277th) 11.1 (343rd) 12.7 (317th)
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