The Portland Pilots (7-8, 0-2 WCC) will visit the Saint Mary's Gaels (13-2, 2-0 WCC) after losing four road games in a row.
Friday's matchup between the Gaels and the Pilots features the Gaels as colossal 21.5-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under of 146.5.
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Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland Odds and Game Info
- Game day: Friday, January 2, 2026
- Game time: 10 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN+
- Location: Moraga, California
- Arena: University Credit Union Pavilion
- Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
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Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland Odds and Prediction
- Spread favorite: Saint Mary's (CA) (-21.5)
- Moneyline: Saint Mary's (CA) (-5263), Portland (+1638)
- Total: 146.5 points
Pick ATS:Portland (+21.5)
- Pick OU: Over (146.5)
- Prediction: Saint Mary's (CA) 84, Portland 66
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Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland Comparison
| Saint Mary's (CA) Rank | Saint Mary's (CA) Stat | Portland Stat | Portland Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160th | 78.5 | Points Scored | 80.6 | 119th |
| 14th | 63.6 | Points Allowed | 81.6 | 333rd |
| 203rd | 14.1 | Assists | 18.9 | 20th |
| 104th | 10.7 | Turnovers | 14.3 | 348th |
| 120th | 46.8% | Field Goal % | 49.2% | 45th |
| 46th | 39.7% | Field Goal % Allowed | 44.7% | 248th |
Saint Mary's (CA) Key Players
- Paulius Murauskas leads the Gaels in scoring, tallying 18.3 points per game to go with 7.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
- Andrew McKeever leads Saint Mary's (CA) in rebounding, averaging 9.5 per game, while Joshua Dent leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 4.7 in each contest.
- Mikey Lewis makes more threes per game than any other member of the Gaels, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.0 per contest.
- The Saint Mary's (CA) steals leader is Dent, who averages 1.2 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is McKeever, who compiles 1.0 block per contest.
Portland Key Players
- Joel Foxwell collects 13.6 points and adds 7.5 assists per game, and is at the top of the Pilots' leaderboards in those statistics.
- Cameron Williams' stat line of 5.4 rebounds, 11.6 points and 1.3 assists per game secures the top spot on the Portland rebounding leaderboard.
- Foxwell is the top scorer from deep for the Pilots, hitting 2.0 threes per game.
- Portland's leader in steals is Garrett Nuckolls with 1.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Timo George with 0.9 per game.
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