Pepperdine at Portland

It's been a hectic pace this week for these teams, making it a tough spot for the visitors. Pepperdine played Monday, getting popped by Gonzaga on the road (99-73). Pepperdine has a losing road record and is on a 4-9 spread run. Portland looks for a sweep of its West Coast Conference opening homestand here. The Pilots routed Loyola Marymount by an 87-60 margin on Monday, using a 23-0 run late in the first half. Portland has held four of their last five opponents to below 40 percent shooting from the field and has a +6.2 rebounding margin over that same span. Pepperdine has not done well on this court (1-6-1 ATS run) and the home team holds all the matchup and situational edges. Play Portland.