San Francisco vs Portland Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/23/23

The Portland Pilots and the San Francisco Dons meet Thursday in college basketball action from War Memorial Gym. Portland is currently 13-16 on the year. The Pilots lost to Santa Clara in their last game. As for the Dons, they’re 17-12 so far following a win over Pacific last week. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Portland Pilots 

Portland managed a .500 record over their first 22 games, going 11-11 to start the year. The Pilots are just 2-5 in the last seven, however. Portland has fallen to LMU, Gonzaga, Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s and Santa Clara in that time. 

In the Santa Clara game on Saturday, the Pilots were drilled 56-36 in the first half. Portland scored another 48 points in the second but didn’t get close in a 103-84 defeat. Mike Meadows was the leading scorer on 39 points. 

San Francisco Dons

Over on the San Francisco side, they managed a 13-9 record over their first 22 games of the year. The Dons are 4-3 in their last seven, taking out BYU, San Diego, Pepperdine and Pacific with losses to Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara and Gonzaga otherwise. 

Matched up against Pacific last Thursday, the Dons were up 38-34 going into the second half. After another 38-34 run San Francisco emerged with a 76-68 victory. Khalil Shabazz (26 points) and Tyrell Roberts (25 points) led the way. 

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’m sticking with San Francisco. The Dons are coming off a pretty solid all-around road win over Pacific last week. San Francisco now has consecutive wins after a string of losses to three very good teams in Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara and Gonzaga. The last time these teams saw each other was back on January 12 at Chiles Center. The Pilots took a 92-87 win in that one thanks to a 48-38 first half. San Francisco has been off the court for a full week, but if they can shake the rust off quickly here I think they’ll be fine cover-wise in the rematch.