Portland may be just 8-8 but they have played a lot of very good teams and more than held their own. The Pilots beat Villanova by 12, lost to Michigan St. by just 1, and to North Carolina by just 8. That is a pretty good accounting for a team getting more points here vs BYU than they lost to any of those 3 opponents. BYU has had some big wins vs Creighton and Utah, but they also lost to Butler, South Dakota, and Utah Valley St. Portland has shown to be a worthy opponent capable of hanging with some very good teams, while BYU has faltered vs some opponents not as good as Portland. Make the play on Portland in this one
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Who was the public on? 72% of the public bets were on BYU Cougars on the -6 ATS. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that BYU would win by a score of 80.1 to 74.2 with BYU winning on the moneyline, Portland winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on BYU Cougars on the -10.5 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that BYU would win by a score of 78.4 to 72.3 with BYU winning on the moneyline, Portland winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Portland at BYU
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on BYU Cougars on the -19.5 ATS. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that BYU would win by a score of 80.3 to 63.1 with BYU winning on the moneyline, Portland winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on BYU Cougars on the -18.5 ATS. And, 66% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that BYU would win by a score of 82.4 to 64.6 with BYU winning on the moneyline, Portland winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on BYU Cougars on the -22.5 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that BYU would win by a score of 85.8 to 62.9 with BYU winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Portland at BYU
The BYU Cougars are off to an 11-3 start. There is something to note here. The Cougars have played this season at a below-average pace. It seems to be slowing as the season progresses. They have already seen seven of their last 10 games where they have attempted 60 shots or fewer and in the last three, an average of just 58. That has led them to play each of the three UNDER the total. They have also been slumping some offensively, shooting no better than 44% in any of their last three. Portland State has attempted an average of 54.5 shots in their last two, both failing to reach the total so they will be happy to make this a half-court game. Coach Porter seems to slow the pace with each passing loss, as his team has played 34-17 to the UNDER if they have lost at least three straight. Make the play on the UNDER.
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