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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 Saturday when they battle at Marriott Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -8-point favorites versus the Pilots, while the game's total opened at 150.5.
In their last action, BYU was a 69-49 winner on the road against Tigers. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites.
Portland was a 92-72 loser in their most recent outing at home against Lions. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites.
Portland:
Team record: 8-8 SU,7-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Portland is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Portland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
BYU:
Team record: 11-5 SU,6-7-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
BYU is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
BYU is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Portland
BYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Next up:
Portland at St. Mary's Saturday, January 7
BYU at Loyola Marymount Thursday, January 5