Portland at BYU 1/10/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:21 AM ET

Portland at BYU 1/10/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Portland Pilots visit the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah on Thursday to play the BYU Cougars. Portland fell to 7-9 on the season following its 76-64 loss to Loyola-Marymount on Saturday. The Pilots trailed at one time 35-18, but a run of 11-0 brought them to within 51-47 during the second half, but they came no closer. JoJo Walker led the Pilots in the loss with 20 points.

Yoeli Childs is leading BYU in scoring and rebounding with averages of 21.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Two other players, TJ Haws (17.8 ppg.) and Jahshire Hardnett (10.9 ppg.) are averaging double figures. Haws is leading the Cougars in assists with an average of 4.8 per game. BYU is shooting 47.6% from the field and 31.5% from 3-point territory.

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BYU has covered the number in 4 of its last 5 versus Portland. The Cougars have covered the number in 5 of the last 7 at home and 9 of the last 11 at home versus an opponent with a losing record on the road. Portland has failed to cover each of its last 4 on the road. Final Score Prediction, BYU Cougars win and cover ATS 90-70.