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Portland vs. UCLA

November 24, 2016
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Portland was 12-20 last year, but is unbeaten so far this season because of strong defense, allowing 55, 66 and 52 points. This is a high total because UCLA averages a nation-leading 105.8 points. There's no way Portland is going to try and run with the Bruins, and the Pilots are 5-2-1 UNDER the total in non-conference games. UCLA gets better defensively for this game as they're expected to debut their best interior defender in 6-foot-10 freshman forward Ike Anigbogu, who missed the first four games after undergoing knee surgery. The Pilots ran into UCLA at this tournament in 2009 and walked away with a 74-47 win sailing UNDER. They will do everything they can to slow the pace down in the rematch. Play this one to finish UNDER the total.

1 unit on Game Total UNDER 170 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
FINAL
1H
2H
F
Portland Pilots
37
40
77
UCLA Bruins img
45
54
99
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