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Game time: December 31, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Marriott Center — Provo, UT

Article updated Dec 31, 6:15 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Portland is on the road playing BYU at the Reed Gym stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Portland -2 was the opening favorite and current line is BYU

Game outlook

Portland is on the road playing BYU at the Reed Gym stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Portland -2 was the opening favorite and current line is BYU -10.5.

Portland Highlights

With a power ranking of 218, Portland is ranked #191 in offense (scoring an average of 71.38 per game), #351 in defense (allowing an average of 79.77 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-8 (5-7 ATS) this season.

BYU Highlights

BYU Cougars has a power ranking of 280 and are #259 for offense (scoring an average of 68.86 per game), #170 for defense (giving up an average of 79.77 points per game) and 4-10 (5-7 ATS) overall. Portland went 2-1 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against BYU.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be PORTL 85.75, BYU 64.75. 54% of SportsJaw players predict BYU Cougars to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Idaho State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Bears 74 to Bengals 82.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bears 74 to Bengals 82.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Portland Pilots-118 → +425Moved
  • Moneyline · BYU Cougars+108 → -593Moved
  • Spread · Portland Pilots-2 (-110) → +10.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · BYU Cougars+2 (-110) → -10.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over145.5 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under145.5 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Portland Pilots
15-19 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
BYU Cougars
23-12 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-31T11:15:04.184Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-01-22Portland Pilots 65 · BYU Cougars 78
Final result

Matchup pick recap

BYU Cougars defeated Portland Pilots 71-58

BYU Cougars defeated Portland Pilots 71-58 on December 31, 2022, a 13-point decision in the series. BYU Cougars' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 45-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded Portland Pilots +10.5 (-110) spread, BYU Cougars covered, while the 129 combined points finished under the recorded total of 150.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioTotal · Over 149.5 (-110)Loss
  • Mr_BiggsSpread · BYU Cougars -9 (-110)Win
  • TphamSpread · Portland Pilots +9 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · BYU Cougars -9 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · BYU Cougars -9 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · BYU Cougars -9 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationSpread · BYU Cougars -8.75 (-110)Win
  • Teddy718Spread · BYU Cougars -10 (-110)Win
  • GustavosintoSpread · Portland Pilots +10.5 (-110)Loss
  • TgodfreyTotal · Over 151 (-110)Loss