Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 2

The Saint Mary's Gaels (13-2, 2-0 WCC) host the Portland Pilots (7-8, 0-2 WCC) at University Credit Union Pavilion, starting at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, January 2, 2026. The Gaels are 21.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 145.5 points.

Saint Mary's (CA) is coming off of a 72-45 win over Pepperdine in its last game on Tuesday. Paulius Murauskas scored a team-leading 19 points for Saint Mary's (CA) in the victory. Portland's last outing on Tuesday ended in a 92-85 loss to Santa Clara. Joel Foxwell's team-high 20 points paced Portland in the losing effort.

Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, California
• Spread favorite: Saint Mary's (CA) -21.5
• Moneyline favorite: Saint Mary's (CA) -5263
• Moneyline underdog: Portland +1613
• Over/Under: 145.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland

• Saint Mary's (CA) and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's total (145.5 points) six times this season.
• This season, nine games Portland has played finished with a combined score higher than 145.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 159.1 points per game, 13.6 points more than the over/under of 145.5 for this matchup.
• The 145.2 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 0.3 less than the 145.5-point total in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Saint Mary's (CA)'s games is 142.1 points, 3.4 fewer than the over/under of 145.5 set for this contest.
• Portland's games have an average over/under of 162.2 points this season, 16.7 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland

• Saint Mary's (CA) has six wins against the spread in 13 games this year.
• Portland is 5-8-0 against the spread this year.
• At home this season, Saint Mary's (CA) is 4-2 against the spread and 6-0 overall.
• In away games, Portland is winless against the spread and 0-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland

• Saint Mary's (CA) has entered the game as moneyline favorites 12 times this season and won 11, or 91.7%, of those games.
• The Gaels have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -5263 odds on them winning this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 98.1% chance of a victory for Saint Mary's (CA).
• Portland has been victorious in one of the nine contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Pilots this season with a +1613 moneyline set for this game.
• Portland has an implied victory probability of 5.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland

• Pick ATS: Portland (+ 21.5)
• Pick OU: Over (145.5)
  
• Prediction: Saint Mary's (CA) 87 - Portland 69