St. Thomas – Minnesota vs Portland Prediction 11/23/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks
Chris Ruffolo
St. Thomas guard Nolan Minessale (4) strips the ball from Arizona State forward Basheer Jihad (8) during the first half at Desert Financial Arena on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.
MATCHUP
St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies
Portland Pilots
Team Records
5-3
4-3
Where
Chiles Center, Portland, OR
When
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Time
04:00 PM EST
TV
ESPN+
The St. Thomas Tommies and the Portland Pilots meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Chiles Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Thomas Tommies vs. Portland Pilots prediction.
St. Thomas Tommies Recap
The St. Thomas Tommies come into this game looking to bounce back from an 88-80 loss at the hands of Cal State Fullerton last time out to sit at 4-3 this season. After this game, St. Thomas will head home for a game against subdivision St. Lawrence.
Tommies Looking To Rebound
Nolan Minessale leads St. Thomas across the board with team-highs of 22 PPG, 4.9 RPG and 4.1 APG this season while Nick Janowski has 14.7 PPG along with 3.9 RPG and Isaiah Johnson-Arigu has 11 PPG with 3.4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for St. Thomas up to this point in the year. As a team, St. Thomas is averaging 75.6 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 29.7% from three-point range and 75.8% from the foul line so far this season.
Portland Pilots Recap
The Portland Pilots come into this game looking to bounce back from an 86-80 loss at the hands of Northern Colorado last time out to sit at 4-2 this season. After this game, Portland will square off against Long Beach State.
Pilots Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight
Joel Foxwell leads the Pilots in scoring and assists with 15.8 PPG with 5.7 RPG while Mikah Ballew has 13.7 PPG and Timo George has 11.8 PPG with 5.5 RPG as well on the year. James O’Donnell has 10.5 PPG with 5.8 RPG to lead the Pilots on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Portland up to this point in the year. Cameron Williams also has 9.8 PPG with 4.7 RPG and Garrett Nuckolls has 7.8 PPG with 5 RPG and 3 APG as well this season. As a team, Portland is averaging 84.8 PPG on 48.8% shooting from the field, 30.1% from three and 69.4% from the foul line this season.
St. Thomas Tommies @ Portland Pilots Betting Trends: November 23, 2025
Why the Portland Pilots will win
Portland has won seven of its last eight games at Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center.
Why the St. Thomas Tommies will win
St. Thomas (MN) has won five of its last six day games.
Portland has lost three of its last four day games at Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center.
Portland has lost the first half in each of its last four day games at Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center.
Matchup/League Facts
Portland ranks 360th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point field goal attempts per game this season (31.8).
Portland ranks 19th among Division 1 teams for pace this season (76.3).
St. Thomas (MN) ranks 356th among Division 1 teams for rebounds per game this season (29.1).
St. Thomas (MN) ranks T41st among Division 1 teams for opponent steals per game this season (5.0).
St. Thomas Tommies vs. Portland Pilots Prediction
I’m on Portland here. I just don’t love what I’ve seen from St. Thomas to this point, as the Tommies are a team that relies on hitting threes for their success and those threes just aren’t falling to this point. The Pilots are showing some solid form out of the gate and I think the Pilots keep this one competitive. Give me Portland in this one.
