Pacific vs. Portland betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 28

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The Pacific Tigers (14-8, 5-4 WCC) are 7.5-point favorites as they try to build on a 10-game home win streak when they square off against the Portland Pilots (10-12, 3-6 WCC) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at Alex G. Spanos Center. The game airs at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 142.5 for the matchup.

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Pacific Cover -7.5 vs Portland -123

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Pacific vs. Portland betting lines

  • Pacific moneyline odds to win: -353
  • Portland moneyline odds to win: +280
  • Spread: Pacific (-7.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Pacific statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Pacific has a worse record against the spread (3-4-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (5-6-0).
  • When playing at home, the Tigers eclipse the over/under 28.6% of the time (two of seven games). They hit the over more often in road games, exceeding the total in 54.5% of games (six of 11).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Pacific has taken seven of seven games when playing at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won two of four games away from home (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Tigers have seen an uptick in scoring lately, putting up 75.0 points per game in their last 10 contests, 0.1 points more than the 74.9 they’ve scored this year.
  • Pacific has been more porous on defense as of late, allowing 71.3 points per game during its past 10 contests compared to the 68.5 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2025-26 season.
  • The Tigers’ past 10 contests have seen them make 7.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 38.2% from deep. Both numbers are up from their 2025-26 averages of 7.4 makes and 35.5%.

Pacific betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-6-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-12-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-2 (Home: 7-0; Away: 2-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (66th in nation) 41.8 (72nd) 35.0 (67th) 25.7 (fourth) 14.9 (129th) 12.5 (294th)

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Portland statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Portland has a better winning percentage at home (.667, 8-4-0 record) than away (.375, 3-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Pilots games have gone over seven of 12 times at home (58.3%), and two of eight on the road (25%).
  • This season the Pilots are 2-5 at home when moneyline underdogs (.286 winning percentage). Away they are 1-6 (.143).

Recent trends

  • Over their last 10 games, the Pilots are putting up 70.8 points per contest, compared to their season average of 77.7.
  • Over its previous 10 games, Portland is surrendering 75.4 points per game, 3.7 fewer points than its season average (79.1).
  • The Pilots are sinking 6.6 three-pointers per game with a 29.7% three-point percentage in their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 6.4 and 30.9%.

Portland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-9-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 2-5; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (94th in nation) 44.1 (199th) 32.0 (213th) 31.0 (179th) 17.5 (31st) 13.1 (324th)
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