Portland Pilots vs Oregon Ducks Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Portland is on the road playing Oregon at the Matthew Knight Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Oregon -9.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Oregon -9.25.

The Portland Pilots are 8-5 after 13 games. With a 2-2 record on the road, the Pilots will play their fourth game of the season. The Pilots have been underdogs four times, finishing 1-3 straight up. On the spread, they are the +9.5 underdogs in today's game.

As long as Roberston keeps winning, he'll be successful

Tyler Robertson leads Portland in scoring this season with 15.62 points per game. As of now, Robertson has scored 19.01% of the team's points. Additionally, he contributes 5.92 rebounds and 6.85 assists per game. Averaging 14.17 points per game, Moses Wood is the second-leading scorer for the Pilots. He and Wood account for 34.9% of the team's scoring.

With 73.9 points per game, Portland is scoring at a similar rate to the NCAA average. In spite of struggling to knock down shots from outside, this figure has been achieved. In 13 games, they have only made 34.5% of their 3-point attempts. 38.03% of their shots have come from beyond the arc this season.

So far, Oregan has had a great season

In the middle of a two-game winning streak, the Oregon Ducks are looking for their 12th win of the season. Having played 9 home games this season, Oregon has a 5-5 record. Ducks' betting line is -9.5 points in their favor. With a 5-1 record, Oregon has been favored to win in 6 games this season.