St. Thomas (MN) (3-2) vs Portland State (2-1)
November 23, 2024 at 01:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: St. Thomas (MN) -1 / Portland State +1 — Over/Under: 151.5
The St. Thomas Tommies and the Portland State Vikings meet Saturday in college basketball action from the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Thomas vs. Portland State prediction.
St. Thomas Recap
The St. Thomas Tommies come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-73 loss at the hands of Wofford last time out, dropping to 3-3 on the year. St. Thomas will play against Milwaukee, Chicago State, and Northern Colorado after this game.
Tommies Looking For Rebound Performance On Back-To-Back
Miles Barnstable leads the Tommies in scoring with 13.7 PPG while Kendall Blue has added 11 PPG with 4.8 RPG. Drake Dobbs has 11.2 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Tommies in assists while Carter Bjerke has 10.7 PPG, capping off the group of double-digit scorers for St. Thomas so far this season. Ryan Dufault has 8.2 PPG with 2.5 APG while Ben Oosterbaan has 7.7 PPG with a team-high 4.8 RPG to lead the Tommies on the glass. As a team, St. Thomas is averaging 83 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 38.5% from three, and 74.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the St. Thomas Tommies will win
- St. Thomas (MN) has won each of its last five games against the Big Sky Conference.
- Portland State has lost nine of its last 12 day games against non-conference opponents.
Portland State Recap
The Portland State Vikings will be out to rebound from a 91-74 loss to Milwaukee to fall to 2-2 on the year.
Vikings Hoping For Better Offensive Showing
Jaylin Henderson leads the Vikings in scoring with 15 PPG and 3.3 RPG while Hayden Curtiss has 11.3 PPG with 4.5 RPG. Terri Miller Jr. has 11.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 2.8 APG with 2.3 SPG as well while Ismail Habib has 11 PPG. Shane Nowell has 10.8 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Isaiah Johnson has 10 PPG with a team-high 5 RPG to lead the Vikings on the glass while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Portland State up to this point in the year. Qiant Myers also has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 8 APG as well on the year for Portland State. As a team, Portland State is averaging 95.5 PPG on 53.6% from the field, 44.4% from three, and 65.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Portland State Vikings will win
- St. Thomas (MN) has lost each of its last four day games.
- Portland State has won six of its last seven day games.
St. Thomas vs. Portland State Prediction
I’m on the Tommies here. These are two questionable defenses, but the Tommies shoot and make a ton of 3s at a much higher clip than Portland State does, and they also hit their two-point shots a lot more efficiently as well. I’d need more points to consider Portland State in this spot. Give me the Tommies in this one.