St. Mary's Gaels vs Portland Pilots Prediction, 2/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Portland Pilots

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022

Location: Chiles Center in Portland, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Portland Pilots (11-10) welcome the St. Mary's Gaels (17-4) at Chiles Center on Thursday.

The St. Mary's Gaels faced Pepperdine and notched a win by a score of 81-57 in their last contest. St. Mary's walked away from the contest having earned a 51.7% field goal percentage (30 of 58) and made 9 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gaels buried 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 27 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Pertaining to defense, St. Mary's allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the field on 21 of 48 shooting. Pepperdine recorded 8 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, Pepperdine totaled 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pepperdine finished the contest at 61.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of 18 attempts. They also converted 4 out of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Gaels walked away with 19 and Pepperdine accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Matthias Tass is one player who was a contributor for the game. He went 50.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He played for 30 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. He recorded 16 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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St. Mary's will enter this game with a win-loss record of 17-4 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, St. Mary's is pulling down 34.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 293 assists on the season, which is 117th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Gaels are shooting 34.3% from downtown (149 of 435) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.6 points per game (222nd in Division 1) while going 46.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Gaels are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 7th in college basketball in giving up assists with 170 conceded for the year. The Gaels defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (466 of 1,121) and they surrender 28.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 7th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (58.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Portland Pilots went home defeated by a final of 104-72 against Gonzaga. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Portland permitted Gonzaga to collect 45 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 43.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 18 out of 41 and ended up going 18 out of 24 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Pilots allowed Gonzaga to bury 34 of their 71 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.9% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Pilots went 25 out of 70 from the field which had them shooting 35.7%. In reference to 3-point shots, Portland converted 3 of their 23 tries (13.0%). They were able to convert 19 of those for a clip of 86.4%. Gonzaga had 24 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Pilots to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Pilots corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 38 in the game.

Tyler Robertson was important for the Pilots for this game. He earned 17 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 42.9%, and added 6 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss record of 11-10 on the campaign. The Pilots are responsible for committing 17.1 personal fouls every game and they go 80.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per contest (176th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. Portland has tallied 1,527 pts on the year (72.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pilots are hitting on 42.5% from the field, which ranks them 265th in the nation.

The Portland defense concedes 33.7% from downtown (181 of 537) and their opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.4 dimes and 36.5 total boards per game, which is 165th and 284th in those defensive categories. The Pilots on defense are ranked 274th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 72.4. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (117th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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