Portland Pilots vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Pilots vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

Jenny Craig Pavilion is where the San Diego Toreros (4-25) will compete against the Portland Pilots (11-18) on Saturday.

The Portland Pilots took the court against Pacific and notched a win by a score of 81-73 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Pilots walked away with 18 and Pacific totaled 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 21 shots from distance. Pacific finished the game at 93.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 16 tries. Moreover, Pacific pulled down 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Pacific recorded 15 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. When discussing defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for this game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 24 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pilots knocked down 13 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. Portland walked away from the contest having earned a 51.7% FG percentage (30 out of 58) and knocked down 8 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Chris Austin is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished 69.2% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He played for 40 minutes and also pulled down 7 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Portland will enter this matchup with a record of 11-18 this year. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 33.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 447 assists on the year, which is 53rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pilots are shooting 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (240 of 707) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.2 points per contest (241st in the country) while going 43.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pilots have forced 9.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They rank 359th in college in giving up assists with 500 relinquished so far this year. The Pilots defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.2% (869 of 1,880) and they concede 37.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 37.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 352nd in college in PPG allowed (80.7).

In their last game, the San Diego Toreros walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-73 when they faced Oregon State. With respect to cleaning the glass, San Diego allowed Oregon State to get 40 overall (14 offensive). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from distance by shooting 5 of 10 and finished the contest at 34 out of 42 from the free throw line (81.0%). The Toreros allowed Oregon State to make 22 of their 54 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.7% in this matchup. Overall, the Toreros walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. When discussing shooting from distance, San Diego made 8 of their 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. Oregon State committed 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Toreros to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They also coughed it up 11 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. The Toreros collected 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest.

Kody Clouet pitched in for the Toreros for the contest. He made 7 of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and tallied 4 dimes for the contest.

San Diego has a mark of 4-25 this season. The Toreros are committing 21.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.1 times per contest (341st in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. San Diego has scored 1,991 pts for the year (68.7 per game) and they grab 34.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Toreros are shooting 40.2% from the field, which is ranked 356th in college.

The San Diego defense allows 37.3% on 3-point attempts (234 of 627) and opponents are making 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.3 dimes and 37.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 280th and 334th in college. The Toreros on the defensive side of the court are 333rd in college in points given up per game with 78.6. They are able to force 12.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (267th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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