The Saint Mary’s Gaels (18-3, 7-1 WCC) hit the road in WCC play against the Portland Pilots (10-11, 3-5 WCC) on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET. The Gaels are double-digit favorites by 14.5 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 145.5 points.

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Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Portland betting lines

• Saint Mary’s (CA) moneyline odds to win: -1613
• Portland moneyline odds to win: +888
• Spread: Saint Mary’s (CA) (-14.5)
• Total: 145.5

Saint Mary’s (CA) statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Saint Mary’s (CA) has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (6-4-0) than it has in road affairs (2-3-0).
• In home games, the Gaels go over the total 60% of the time (six of 10 games). They’ve hit the over in 40% of road games (two of five contests).
• As a moneyline favorite, Saint Mary’s (CA) has an identical winning percentage when playing at home compared to when playing on the road (1.000).

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Gaels have been racking up 77.7 points per game, an average that’s slightly lower than the 78.8 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
• Saint Mary’s (CA)’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (64.7) is 0.4 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (64.3).
• The Gaels’ 7.6 made three-pointers per-game average in their last 10 games are more than the 7.5 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of made shots, 36.2% compared to their season-long percentage of 37.4% from deep.

Saint Mary’s (CA) betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-3-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 9-8-0; As Underdog: 0-2-0)
• O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-1 (Home: 10-0; Away: 4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)

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Portland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Portland has been better against the spread at home (7-4-0) than away (3-5-0) this year.
• In terms of the over/under, Pilots games have gone over more often at home (seven of 11, 63.6%) than away (two of eight, 25%).
• The Pilots’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .333 (2-4), and away it is .143 (1-6).

Recent trends

• The Pilots are scoring 70.8 points per contest over their last 10 games, which is 7.3 fewer points than their average for the season (78.1).
• In its last 10 games, Portland is ceding 77.3 points per contest, compared to its season average of 79.3 points allowed.
• Over their past 10 games, the Pilots are draining 6.6 three-pointers per contest, 0.2 more than their season average (6.4). However, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (28.9%) compared to their season average (30.8%).

Portland betting records this season

• ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 3-5-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 14.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
• O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 2-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-10 (Home: 2-4; Away: 1-6)