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The Portland Pilots (8-9, 0-2 WCC) are heavy underdogs (+16.5) as they look to break a four-game road slide when they square off against the Saint Mary’s Gaels (13-4, 2-0 WCC) on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at McKeon Pavilion. The contest airs at 9:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 132.5 points.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Gaels vs. Pilots
- Game Day: Saturday, January 7, 2023
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Location: Moraga, California
- Arena: McKeon Pavilion
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary’s (CA) | -16.5 | 132.5 |
Saint Mary’s (CA) Betting Stats & Information
- Saint Mary’s (CA) has won 11 of 14 games when listed as the moneyline favorite this season (78.6%).
- The Gaels have not played a game with moneyline odds of -1500 or shorter.
- The Gaels have gone 9-6-1 ATS this season.
- Saint Mary’s (CA)’s average point total in outings this year is 128.6, 3.9 points less than the over/under in this game.
Portland Betting Stats & Info
- This season, Portland has won one out of the six games in which it has been the underdog.
- The Pilots have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +900 moneyline set for this game.
- So far this year, the Pilots have put together a 7-8-0 record against the spread.
- Portland’s games this season have averaged a total of 150.9 points, 18.4 more than the point total in this matchup.
Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Portland Season Stat Comparison
| Saint Mary’s (CA) Rank | Saint Mary’s (CA) AVG | Portland AVG | Portland Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215th | 70.4 | Points Scored | 77.6 | 70th |
| 9th | 58.2 | Points Allowed | 73.3 | 285th |
| 97th | 34.3 | Rebounds | 31.4 | 234th |
| 127th | 9.5 | Off. Rebounds | 7 | 310th |
| 146th | 7.9 | 3pt Made | 9.5 | 26th |
| 223rd | 12.9 | Assists | 15.9 | 42nd |
| 24th | 10.3 | Turnovers | 12.8 | 225th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Saint Mary’s Gaels Leaders
- Aidan Mahaney leads the Gaels in scoring, tallying 14.2 points per game to go with 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
- Mitchell Saxen leads Saint Mary’s (CA) in rebounding, averaging 8.4 per game, while Logan Johnson leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.8 in each contest.
- Alex Ducas makes more threes per game than any other member of the Gaels, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.6 per contest.
Portland Pilots Leaders
- The Pilots’ Tyler Robertson racks up enough points (14.8 per game) and assists (5.7 per game) to top the team’s leaderboards.
- Moses Wood’s stat line of 6.4 rebounds, 13.1 points and 1.9 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Portland rebounding leaderboard.
- Wood is reliable from deep and leads the Pilots with 2.2 made threes per game.
