Portland vs Santa Clara Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/18/23
Santa Clara Broncos (20-8) vs. Portland Pilots (13-15)
February 18, 2023 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Portland Pilots +3 / Santa Clara Broncos -3; Over/Under: +156
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The Santa Clara Broncos and Portland Pilots meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Chiles Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Santa Clara Broncos Betting Preview
The Santa Clara Broncos are averaging 75.7 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 72.6 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Brandin Podziemski is averaging 19.7 points and 8.1 rebounds, while Carlos Stewart is averaging 15.2 points and 2.3 rebounds. Keshawn Justice is the third double-digit scorer and Carlos Marshall Jr. is dishing 1.3 assists. The Santa Clara Broncos are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The Santa Clara Broncos are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game.
The Portland Pilots Betting Preview
The Portland Pilots are averaging 76.9 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 77.2 points on 45 percent shooting. Tyler Robertson is averaging 14.9 points and 5.3 rebounds, while Moses Wood is averaging 14.8 points and 6 rebounds. Kristian Sjolund is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Meadows is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 37.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.3 rebounds per game.
Santa Clara vs Portland Trends
The Broncos are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Pilots are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games. The over is 39-18-1 in Broncos last 58 road games. The over is 15-5 in Pilots last 20 home games. The road team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Santa Clara Broncos have simply been the better team this season, and I’d need the line to be steeper to consider going the other way. The Portland Pilots are not only getting outscored on the year, but they’re not playing well over the last week or so and have lost the majority of the games they’ve been expected to lose. This is one of those games. I’ll lay the bucket.
