Portland vs New Orleans 3/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New Orleans Privateers and Portland Pilots meet Saturday in college basketball The Basketball Classic First Round at the Chiles Center. The New Orleans Privateers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Portland Pilots look for a win after winning seven of their last nine games.

The New Orleans Privateers are averaging 77.6 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 73.8 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Derek St. Hilaire is averaging 20.3 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Troy Green is averaging 16.6 points and 6.1 rebounds. Tyson Jackson is dishing 1 assist and Simeon Kirkland is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The New Orleans Privateers are shooting 31.6 percent from beyond the arc and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. The New Orleans Privateers are allowing 30.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game.

The Portland Pilots are averaging 74.1 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 71.9 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Tyler Robertson is averaging 14.9 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Moses Wood is averaging 14.4 points and 6.1 rebounds. Chris Austin is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Meadows is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 80.6 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.

The Privateers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Pilots are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The over is 55-27-2 in Privateers last 84 overall. The over is 6-1 in Pilots last 7 overall.

The New Orleans Privateers ended their regular season on a rough note where they couldn’t get stops, and they were outscored by an average of 4.2 points. The Portland Pilots win at home by an average of nine points, and they’re 19-11 against the spread on the season. New Orleans has had success in the underdog role this season, but Portland is simply the better team by a decent margin and is plying better currently. I’ll lay the chalk.