Portland Pilots vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Pilots vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Portland Pilots (9-15) are traveling to McCarthey Athletic Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-6).

The Portland Pilots stepped onto the hardwood against Pepperdine and earned the victory with a final of 93-89 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Pilots ended up with 15 and Pepperdine finished the game with 17 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. Pepperdine finished 69.2% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 13 attempts. In addition, Pepperdine collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Pepperdine doled out 13 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 54.0% from the field on 34 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists as well as forcing 3 turnovers, but finished the game with no steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 28 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pilots buried 11 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Portland walked away from the contest with a 55.0% field goal percentage (33 of 60) and made 16 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

Tyler Robertson is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He walked away with 24 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and grabbed 7 rebounds. He shot 47.6% from the field and recorded 5 assists.

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Portland heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 9-15 this year. They are turning it over 13.1 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 fouls every game. As a team, Portland is pulling in 34.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 338 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 80th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pilots are hitting 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (218 of 618) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.5 points per contest (195th in Division 1) while going 44.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Pilots are forcing their opponents into 9.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are ranked 361st in D-1 in giving up assists with 408 relinquished on the season. The Pilots are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (701 of 1,519) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a team. They give up 37.0% on 3-pointers and they are 349th in college basketball in opponents PPG (80.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-62 against St. Mary's. With respect to team rebounding, Gonzaga permitted St. Mary's to grab 28 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 38.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Bulldogs permitted St. Mary's to knock down 25 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs shot 24 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.6%. In terms of 3-point shots, Gonzaga converted 3 of 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a clip of 73.3%. St. Mary's committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Bulldogs earned 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this contest.

Ryan Nembhard was important for the Bulldogs for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and totaled 1 rebound. He racked up 18 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Gonzaga has a record of 16-6 for the year. The Bulldogs commit 15.7 personal fouls every game and they go 69.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per contest (45th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest. Gonzaga has scored 1,853 pts for the season (84.2 per contest) and they grab 40.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 50.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the nation.

The Gonzaga defense concedes 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (162 of 508) and opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 11.3 dimes and 32.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 59th and 48th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 81st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 67.8. They have forced 12.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the floor (17th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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