The Portland Pilots (8-6) battle the UC Riverside Highlanders (6-5) at 5:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 22, 2022. The matchup airs on ESPN. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Pilots’ ( to win on the moneyline) contest against the Highlanders ().
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Portland Vs UC Riverside Betting Lines
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | UC Riverside (+1) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (144.5) |
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.
Portland Vs UC Riverside Stat Rankings
| Portland Avg. (Rank) | UC Riverside Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 80.3 (44th) | Points Scored | 73.4 (161st) |
| 71.9 (258th) | Points Allowed | 69.8 (214th) |
| 34.9 (177th) | Rebounds | 36.5 (104th) |
| 8.3 (302nd) | Off. Rebounds | 9.7 (206th) |
| 10.4 (10th) | 3pt Made | 8.2 (119th) |
| 17.9 (14th) | Assists | 12.9 (220th) |
| 13.1 (240th) | Turnovers | 11.4 (90th) |
Portland Vs UC Riverside Betting Trends
- The Pilots have seven wins in 12 games against the spread this season.
- Portland’s ATS record as 1-point favorites or more is 4-3.
- This season, seven of the Pilots’ 12 games have gone over the point total.
- Portland’s games have had more than 144.5 points scored on eight occasions this year.
- The average total for Pilots games this season has been 152.2, which is 7.7 points higher than the total for this game.
- Against the spread, UC Riverside is 5-4-1 this year.
- Against the spread as 1-point underdogs or greater, the Highlanders are 3-2-1.
- Portland has played 12 games this year, and seven of them have hit the over.
- So far this year, four Highlanders games have featured more than 144.5 points scored.
- The over/under for this game is 1.3 points higher than the average scoring total for UC Riverside’s games of 143.2.
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Portland Impact Players
- Moses Wood is tops on the Pilots at 6.5 rebounds per contest, while also putting up 1.9 assists and 13.7 points.
- Kristian Sjolund is averaging 12.9 points, 1.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
- Alden Applewhite is posting 8.3 points, 1.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game.
- Vasilije Vucinic is posting 7 points, 0.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game.
UC Riverside Impact Players
- Flynn Cameron is posting a team-best 5.5 rebounds per contest. And he is producing 11 points and 3 assists, making 41.2% of his shots from the field and 38.5% from beyond the arc, with 2.3 triples per contest.
- The Highlanders receive 9.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game from Lachlan Olbrich.
- Kyle Owens is putting up 8.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, making 47.2% of his shots from the field.
- Wil Tattersall gets the Highlanders 6.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
