On Sunday night, Chiles Center will host a collegiate basketball game between the Portland Pilots and the 12th-ranked Michigan State Spartans.
Portland are 5-3 so far this season and are coming off a 83-71 home win over the Villanova Wildcats on Friday while Michigan State is 4-2 and coming off a 74-70 home win over the Oregon Ducks on Friday as well.
Portland Pilots vs Michigan State Spartans Betting Odds
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Portland Pilots vs Michigan State Spartans Match Details
Fixture: Portland Pilots at Michigan State Spartans
Time and date: Thursday, November 10 at 11:00 PM ET
Venue: Chiles Center, Portland, OR
Portland Pilots vs Michigan State Spartans Key Stats
Pilots are a good offensive team as they as they are averaging 79.9 points per game up to this point. They distributed the basketball pretty well as they had 16.1 assists over game.
Junior guard Tyler Robertson has led the team so far, averaging 16.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 0.6 blocks in 34 minutes per game. They can score well enough to keep them in games.
Their defense needs to improve a bit as they allow 71.9 points per game heading into this game. Pilots are doing decently well as they are giving up 3.3 blocks and 4.8 steals per game so they need to improve on that side of the floor.
The Spartans are a good offensive team as well, scoring 73.2 points per game thus far and are shooting 43.3 percent from the field up to this point. Senior guard Tyson Walker has been doing decently, averaging 15.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.3 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game in 37.2 minutes this season.
Defensively, they have been doing a decent job throughout the year as they have given up 69.7 points per game so far. They need to do better as they are forcing 2.8 blocks and 5.3 steals per game up to this point.
Portland Pilots vs Michigan State Spartans Best Picks and Prediction
There is a reason why Michigan State is 12th in the country, while Portland is unranked. The stats are close, but the level of competition is very different. The Spartans are better at rebounding the basketball as they have a 38.5-35.4 advantage as well. They have the better talent so go with the Michigan State Spartans to cover the spread.
Pick: Michigan State Spartans -6.5 (-110)
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