Washington State vs. Portland Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - WCC Tournament

The No. 8 seed Washington State Cougars (12-19, 7-11 WCC) are favored by 6.5 points in the WCC Tournament when they play the No. 9 seed Portland Pilots (14-18, 6-12 WCC) Friday at Orleans Arena, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The winner moves one game closer to claiming a guaranteed place in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The over/under is set at 153.5 in the matchup.

Washington State is coming off of an 88-79 loss to Pepperdine in its last outing on Saturday. In Washington State's loss, Aaron Glass led the way with a team-high 22 points (adding one rebound and two assists). Portland took care of business in its most recent outing 77-68 against Pepperdine on Thursday. Jermaine Ballisager Webb scored a team-best 22 points for Portland in the win.

Washington State vs. Portland Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada
• Spread favorite: Washington State -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Washington State -260
• Moneyline underdog: Portland +208
• Over/Under: 153.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Washington State vs. Portland

• Washington State and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Friday's total of 153.5 points 15 times this season.
• This season, 14 of Portland's games have ended with a combined score higher than 153.5 points.
• The over/under for the game of 153.5 is 2.4 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Cougars (76.4 points per game) and the Pilots (74.7 points per game).
• The 156.3 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 2.8 more than the 153.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, Washington State has seen a 154-point over/under in its games this season, 0.5 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Portland's games have an average over/under of 153.4 points this season, 0.1 points lower than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Washington State vs. Portland

• Washington State has 15 wins against the spread in 31 games this season.
• The Cougars have been favored by 6.5 points or more nine times this season and are 5-4 ATS in those games.
• Against the spread, Portland is 15-15-0 this season.
• This season, the Pilots have an ATS record of 7-8 in their 15 games as an underdog of 6.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Washington State is 8-7 against the spread and 9-6 overall.
• Washington State is 4-2 ATS as a 6.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• This season on the road, Portland is 3-10 against the spread and 1-12 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Washington State vs. Portland

• This season, Washington State has been moneyline favorites 15 times and won 11, or 73.3%, of those games.
• The Cougars have a record of 6-2 when favored by -260 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Washington State has a 72.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Portland has been a moneyline underdog in 21 games this season and has come away with the win five times (23.8%) in those contests.
• This year, the Pilots have won three of 15 games when listed as at least +208 or worse on the moneyline.
• Portland has an implied victory probability of 32.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.