Portland State Vikings at Portland Pilots NCAAB Pick – Against the Spread
Date: 20/12/2016 10:00 pm
Point Spread: Portland -8
The Portland State Vikings (5-4) and the Portland Pilots (7-3) will face off in “Rip City” a.k.a Portland, Oregon for a cross-city clash between the Big Sky and West Coast Conference. The tip is scheduled for 10:00 PM ET with the game being showcased locally on PSU TV. Both teams enter on winning notes as both teams have lost just one game each in their previous five outings. In this rivalry series, the Pilots have been the victors as of recent as they have won their last four against the Vikings.
Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records
Portland State Vikings 8-2 SU, 2-2-1 ATS
Portland Pilots 7-3 SU, 4-3-1 ATS Portland State at Porland Key Betting Trends
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Portland has won the last four in this series.
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Portland is 3-1 SU at home this season.
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Portland State is 2-0 SU in their last two road games.
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Both teams are 4-1 SU in their previous five contests.
Public Money Consensus
In the early going on the Pilots spotting the points as opposed to taking them back with the Vikings. 89% of the public like Portland. The Over/Under is currently sitting at 160.5 after rising by a point, signaling action on the Over in this rivalry contest.
Portland State Vikings at Portland Pilots Prediction
The records do not reveal the true fabric of either of these teams. Portland has been lucky and won some games they should have lost while an opposite course of events took place for the Vikings. Portland State winning outright as a significant underdog in their last two on the road where they were undervalued and Portland being smoked when they were an underdog that was overvalued reflects this. A rivalry game of this caliber is the perfect venue for the Vikings to turn their luck around and alter the course of fate. The Pilots have defeated Pepperdine and San Francisco on the road as an underdog taking back a price tag of at least 8.5 in either of these contests. Now we see them here once again in a similar position with the public fading the Vikings regardless of their recent results. Portland has yet to procure any outcome similar to this as they were pummeled by UCLA and beaten significantly by Dayton when they were taking back the most points this season. Not only can Portland State cover, they can pull off the upset against their biggest rival while abruptly ending the Pilots recent dominance in this cross-city rivalry. While it is tempting to take Portland State on the Money Line, it is recommended to keep this one conservative and take the points. While Portland may have the better record they have also played a weaker schedule and this will catch up with them.
Free Pick: Take Portland State +8
