Saint Mary's vs Portland Picks and Prediction – 1/5/2025

The Saint Mary's Gaels return to the road Saturday with a game in Portland against the Portland Pilots. St. Mary's has twelve wins through 15 games played coming into Saturday following a 10 point victory against Pacific in their last outing. Offensively St. Mary's been solid all season averaging 74.7 points on 44.6% shooting for the floor. Defensively the Gaels have been even better holding opponents to 62.7 points per game overall after giving up sixty last time out. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Augustas Marciulionis averages 13.6 points and 5.9 assists per game. Paulius Murauskas is second on the team averaging 13.3 points to go along with the team leading 9.1 rebounds. Luke Barrett averages 11.5 points and Mitchell Saxen is averaging 9.9 points in just over 28 minutes per game. Mikey Lewis is a constant offensive threat for Saint Mary's this season averaging 9.2 points per game.

The Portland Pilots return home Saturday six games below .500 having dropped three of the last four including two in a row after a 10 point road loss to Oregon State last time out. Offensively Portland has been mediocre this season averaging 21.2 points on 43.5% shooting for the floor. Defensively the Pilots have had troubles giving 79.1 points per game this season and have allowed 89 points in each of their last two losses.

Austin Rapp leads Portland this season averaging 13.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Max MacKinnon averages 9.9 points and Vincent Delano chips in a fourth best 7.3 points per game. Vukasin Masic averages 9.5 points and leads Portland dishing out 3.3 assists per game this season. Mikah Ballew is fifth on the team this season averaging 6.1 points in just over 19 minutes per game.

St. Mary's is far and away the better team in this game and will continue to roll on Saturday. Look for the Gaels to play to their strengths leading to the win and cover against a below average team. Look for St. Mary's to continue their winning ways with a win and cover Saturday on the road. Final Score Prediction, St. Mary's Gaels win and cover 83-64.