Saint Mary's vs. Portland Prediction: Saint Mary's Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/4/2025]

Portland will take on the favored Saint Mary's in college basketball action at Chiles Center on Saturday, commencing at 10:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Saint Mary's as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Saint Mary's-Portland game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Saint Mary's is more likely to win, while Portland has a lower chance of victory."

For further insights into Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Saint Mary's vs. Portland predictions page.

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Saint Mary's vs. Portland Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball action between Portland and Saint Mary's at Chiles Center is scheduled to begin at 10:00PM ET.

• Who: Saint Mary's vs. Portland
• Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
• Time: 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: Chiles Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Saturday's Saint Mary's vs. Portland matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

Before making any Saint Mary's vs. Portland picks, be sure to check out the latest college basketball predictions and betting advice from Dimers Pro.

Saint Mary's vs. Portland Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Saint Mary's and Portland 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Saint Mary's a 97% chance of beating Portland. Our predicted final score has Saint Mary's winning 78-58.

According to our model, Saint Mary's (-18.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 135.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Saint Mary's vs. Portland Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Saint Mary's	Portland
Spread	-18.5 (-102)	+18.5 (-120)
Moneyline	-2400	+1280
Total	o135.5 (-105)	u135.5 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Saint Mary's vs. Portland Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Saint Mary's vs. Portland matchup is on the total.

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Conclusion

We predict Saint Mary's, with a 97% win probability, will likely beat Portland on Saturday.

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