Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland Predictions - Jan. 2

The Portland Pilots (7-8, 0-2 WCC) will visit the Saint Mary's Gaels (13-2, 2-0 WCC) after losing four road games in a row.

The Gaels take on the Pilots in a game that Saint Mary's (CA) is currently a massive favorite by 22.5 points. The point total for the game is set at 147.5.

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

  • Game day: Friday, January 2, 2026
  • Game time: 10 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Moraga, California
  • Arena: University Credit Union Pavilion
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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

  • Spread favorite: Saint Mary's (CA) (-22.5)
  • Moneyline: Saint Mary's (CA) (-5000), Portland (+1625)
  • Total: 147.5 points

Pick ATS:Portland (+22.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (147.5)
  • Prediction: Saint Mary's (CA) 84, Portland 66

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Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Portland Comparison

Saint Mary's (CA) Rank Saint Mary's (CA) Stat Portland Stat Portland Rank
160th 78.5 Points Scored 80.6 119th
14th 63.6 Points Allowed 81.6 333rd
203rd 14.1 Assists 18.9 20th
104th 10.7 Turnovers 14.3 348th
120th 46.8% Field Goal % 49.2% 45th
46th 39.7% Field Goal % Allowed 44.7% 248th

Saint Mary's (CA) Key Players

  • The scoring leader for the Gaels this season is Paulius Murauskas, who averages 18.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
  • Saint Mary's (CA)'s leading rebounder is Andrew McKeever averaging 9.5 boards per game and its best passer is Joshua Dent, averaging 4.7 assists per game.
  • The Gaels get the most three-point shooting production out of Mikey Lewis, who makes 2.0 threes per game.
  • The Saint Mary's (CA) steals leader is Dent, who averages 1.2 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is McKeever, who compiles 1.0 block per contest.

Portland Key Players

  • Joel Foxwell's points (13.6 per game) and assists (7.5 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Pilots' leaderboards.
  • Cameron Williams' stat line of 5.4 rebounds, 11.6 points and 1.3 assists per game secures the top spot on the Portland rebounding leaderboard.
  • Foxwell is dependable from deep and leads the Pilots with 2.0 made threes per game.
  • Garrett Nuckolls (1.6 steals per game) is the steal leader for Portland while Timo George (0.9 blocks per game) is the block leader.

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