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Portland Pilots vs. BYU Cougars
The Portland Pilots and the BYU Cougars will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Marriott Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -22.5-point favorites versus the Pilots, while the game's total opened at 148.
In their last action, BYU was a 72-63 winner on the road against Dons. They covered the -2-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 80-65 loser as they battled Waves on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +13.5-point underdog.
Portland:
Team record: 6-7 SU,4-6 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Portland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Portland is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing BYU
BYU:
Team record: 11-3 SU,8-4-1 ATS
BYU is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
BYU is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of BYU's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Portland home to San Diego Saturday, January 23
BYU home to Pepperdine Saturday, January 23