Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland Predictions - Jan. 2

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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