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Portland vs Santa Clara Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: January 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Leavey Center — Santa Clara, CA

Article updated Jan 20, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Portland Pilots are traveling to play the Santa Clara Broncos at the Leavey Center stadium on Saturday, 1/20/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Santa Clara is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Portland Pilots are traveling to play the Santa Clara Broncos at the Leavey Center stadium on Saturday, 1/20/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Santa Clara is the betting favorite opening at -11.5 and the current line is Santa Clara -11.

Pilots vs Broncos Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Broncos to win tonight's game by 7 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Portland Pilots to cover the 11 point spread and the total to go under 155.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Portland 74 to Santa Clara 81

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Portland Pilots and Santa Clara Broncos, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Portland Pilots to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Santa Clara will win straight-up is 87%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be PORTL 66.75, SACLA 88.75.

OddsShark predicts Santa Clara will win, portland will cover, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Portland Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 354, Portland is ranked #234 in offense (scoring an average of 72.83 per game), #336 in defense (allowing an average of 79.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-11 (7-9 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Pilots hit an average of 44.65% of their field goals (ranked #189) and 69.82% of their free throws (ranked #237) and makes an average of 32.82% of their three pointers ranked #232 in the NCAAB). They average 35.33 rebounds per game (ranked # 209) and average 14.00 offensive assists and 13.67 turnovers per game (ranked # 133 and 305 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Portland allows an average of 45.14% field goals (ranked #284) and 69.23% free throws (ranked #89 in the NCAAB) The Pilots allow an average of 35.67% of the three pointers (ranked #313) and averages 36.28 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.28) Finally, the Pilots average 16.33 defensive assists and 10.33 turnovers per game (ranked # 353 and 327 respectively).

Santa Clara Key Betting Stats

Santa Clara Broncos has a power ranking of 219 and are #151 for offense (scoring an average of 75.85 per game), #178 for defense (giving up an average of 71.65 points per game) and 13-7 (9-9-1 ATS) overall. Portland went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Santa Clara.

For offense, the Broncos hit an average of 46.45% of their field goals (ranked #91) and 69.94% of their free throws (ranked #232) and makes an average of 36.92% of their three pointers (ranked #47 in the NCAAB). They average 38.45 rebounds per game (ranked # 80) and average 14.75 offensive assists and 13.40 turnovers per game (ranked # 104) and 287 respectively).

On defense, Santa Clara allows an average of 41.55% field goals (ranked #88) and 70.42% free throws (ranked #161 in the NCAAB) The Broncos allow an average of 31.13% of the three pointers (ranked #81) and averages 33.75 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.75) Finally, the Broncos average 12.55 defensive assists and 10.70 turnovers per game (ranked # 161 and 313 respectively).

Betting Summary

Santa Clara has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Portland Pilots to cover the 11 point spread and the total to go under 155.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Pilots vs Broncos archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Pilots vs Broncos matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Portland Pilots+482 → +500Moved
  • Moneyline · Santa Clara Broncos-689 → -650Moved
  • Spread · Portland Pilots+11.5 (-110) → +11.25 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Santa Clara Broncos-11.5 (-110) → -11.25 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over153 (-110) → 156 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under153 (-110) → 156 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Portland Pilots
5-11 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Santa Clara Broncos
9-7 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-20T11:36:32.375Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Portland Pilots and Santa Clara Broncos, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-18Santa Clara Broncos 103 · Portland Pilots 84
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Santa Clara Broncos defeated Portland Pilots 101-86

Santa Clara Broncos defeated Portland Pilots 101-86 on January 20, 2024, a 15-point decision in the series. Santa Clara Broncos' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 56-45. Against SportsJaw's recorded Portland Pilots +11.25 (-110) spread, Santa Clara Broncos covered, while the 187 combined points finished over the recorded total of 156.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • OddssharkTotal · Over 153 (-110)Win
  • MaddogSpread · Portland Pilots +11.5 (-110)Loss
  • HitmanhartTotal · Under 155 (-110)Loss