Santa Clara vs. Portland betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 30

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The Portland Pilots (7-7, 0-1 WCC) will look to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Santa Clara Broncos (10-4, 1-0 WCC) on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Chiles Center as big, 13.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is set at 157.5.

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Santa Clara Cover -13.5 vs Portland -108

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Santa Clara vs. Portland betting lines

  • Santa Clara moneyline odds to win: -1149
  • Portland moneyline odds to win: +710
  • Spread: Santa Clara (-13.5)
  • Total: 157.5

Santa Clara statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last year, Santa Clara performed worse when played at home, covering seven times in 15 home games, and seven times in 11 road games.
  • In terms of point totals, the Broncos hit the over less often when playing at home last year, as they exceeded the total seven times in 15 opportunities (46.7%). In road games, they hit the over six times in 11 opportunities (54.5%).
  • Santa Clara won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last season, going 11-2 (.846). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 4-1 (.800).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Broncos were the 21st-best squad in college basketball (81.9 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 209th (73.0 points allowed per game).
  • Santa Clara was 43rd in college basketball in rebounds per game (34.7) and 99th in rebounds conceded (30.0) last year.
  • The Broncos were eighth-best in college basketball in assists (17.3 per game) last season.

Santa Clara betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 5-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (172nd in nation) 43.0 (161st) 33.2 (191st) 28.4 (67th) 18.4 (32nd) 11.4 (165th)

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Portland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Portland has a better winning percentage at home (.500, 4-4-0 record) than on the road (.000, 0-4-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Pilots games have finished over 50% of the time this season, both at home (four of eight) and away (two of four).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Pilots have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-3) than on the road (0-4).

Last season stats

  • The Pilots were ranked 205th in college basketball offensively last season with 72.9 points per game, while defensively they were 10th-worst (80.4 points allowed per game).
  • Portland ranked 316th in the country with 29.6 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 307th with 33.4 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Pilots ranked 59th in the nation with 15.5 assists per contest.

Portland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-8-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 0-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 1-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (62nd in nation) 44.0 (214th) 33.5 (171st) 30.7 (171st) 18.6 (27th) 14.2 (340th)
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