Montana State at Portland

Portland has had a strong start winning seven-of-10, losing at the buzzer to UNLV. The frontcourt has 6-11 senior Thomas van der Mars (10.8 points per game, 8.3 rebounds per game) while point guard Alec Wintering (12.6 ppg, 5.4 assists per game) directs the offense. The Pilots rank #29 nationally in rebounding margin (+8.4), #42 in free-throw percentage (.734) and #51 in assists per game (15.4). This is an experienced team with four starters back from last year. Portland is 16-5-1 ATS in non-conference games. They face a struggling Montana State team that wraps up a three-game road trip here. Montana State lost at Wyoming (71-62) and at South Dakota (55-53) earlier this week. The Bobcats are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 games following a spread cover and the home team holds all the cards. Give the points on Portland.