Santa Clara Broncos vs Portland Pilots: Don Best Odds & Insights for 3/4/2021

The Portland Pilots (6-14) are expected to continue a 12-game losing streak when they visit the Santa Clara Broncos (10-7) as 13.5-point underdogs at 11:59 PM ET on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Orleans Arena. The over/under is 144 for the matchup.

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ATS Records for Santa Clara and Portland

Santa Clara Leaders

• Josip Vrankic leads the Broncos in points and rebounds. He puts up 15.3 points per game while adding 8.7 rebounds.
• Jalen Williams paces the team with 2.3 assists per game.
• Keshawn Justice makes a team-high 1.5 three-pointers per game for the Broncos.
• The Broncos steals leader is Williams, who collects 1.3 per game. Jaden Bediako leads the team averaging 1.3 blocks a contest.

Portland Leaders

• Ahmed Ali's strong showing this season give him the top spot on the Pilots scoring and assists leaderboards with 18.0 points per game and 3.0 assists per game.
• The Pilots leading rebounder is Eddie Davis with 4.5 per game. He also scores 11.5 points per game.
• Ali leads the Pilots in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 2.1 made threes per game.
• Portland's Isiah Dasher has the top spot on the team's steals leaderboard with 1.4 per game and Hayden Curtiss is first in blocks with 1.3 per game.

Santa Clara vs Portland: Last 5 Meetings

The Broncos have a 5-0 record in the last five games against the Pilots. Neither team holds an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head meetings. The Broncos and the Pilots have a 1-1 ATS record.

Points Insights

• The Broncos average 15.1 fewer points per game (67.5) than the Pilots allow (82.6).
• When Santa Clara puts up more than 82.6 points, it is 2-0 overall and 1-0 against the spread.
• When Portland allows more than 67.5 points, it is 2-13 against the spread and 5-14 overall.
• The Pilots score an average of 68.6 points per game, only 0.3 fewer points than the 68.9 the Broncos allow to opponents.
• Portland has put together a 5-4 overall record and a 2-0 ATS record in games it scores more than 68.9 points.
• Santa Clara has an ATS record of 4-5 and a 3-7 record overall when its opponents score more than 68.6 points.
• The Broncos have a -25-point scoring differential on the season (-1.4 per game). The Pilots have also been out-scored by opponents on average this year (-280 total points, -14 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Broncos average 36.6 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Pilots by nine boards per contest.
• The Broncos are 3-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Pilots are 1-12 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Broncos average 8.1 offensive boards per game, more than the Pilots by two rebounds per contest.
• The Broncos are 3-2 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Pilots are 1-12 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Santa Clara finds nightly success on the glass with an average rebounding margin of +0.3 rebounds per game. Portland struggles in comparison averaging a margin of -11.