Santa Clara at Portland

After playing Gonzaga and San Fran, Santa Clara steps down in conference competition against a struggling Portland team that has lost seven of eight. Santa Clara is on a 5-1-1 ATS run on the road, plus the Broncos are 9-4 ATS against the West Coast Conference. The teams met earlier this month, with Santa Clara holding off the Pilots, 84-77, as the Broncos shot a season-best 86.5 percent (32 of 37) from the line. After dropping their first seven games of the season, the Broncos, led by ninth-year head coach Kerry Keating, have gone 7-8 since Nov. 29. Portland is 3-9 ATS against a team with a losing road record, plus 0-8 ATS vs. a team with a losing straight-up record. Back Santa Clara and the points.