Portland State at Santa Clara

Santa Clara is 9-4 ATS its last 13 games against Big Sky schools and it comes off two wins over Northern Arizona and Arkansas Pine Bluff after a slow start to the season. The Broncos beat Pine Bluff despite allowing 56.8 percent shooting and Matt Hauser scored a team-leading 21 points and KJ Feagin added 19 points as the Broncos shot 47.9 percent themselves. Portland State has won three straight, but it also has losses to Butler and Duke when it stepped up to tougher competition. The fact that Santa Clara is favored in this game even with a 3-5 record compared to 7-2 for Portland State is an indication of a pedigree call in this matchup. Lay the points with Santa Clara to get the cover and its third win in a row.