The Cal Poly Mustangs (2-6) will attempt to end a three-game road losing skid at the Portland State Vikings (3-4) on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 10:00 PM ET.
Portland State fell on the road to Weber State 80-69 last time out, led by Michael Carter III (14 PTS, 41.7 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT) and Marlon Ruffin (11 PTS, 37.5 FG%). Cal Poly lost to San Diego, 52-51, in its previous game on the road. Its top performers were Alimamy Koroma (17 PTS, 53.3 FG%) and Brantly Stevenson (14 PTS, 75.0 FG%, 2-2 from 3PT).
Matchup at a glance
- Game Day: Saturday, December 11, 2021
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Arena: Viking Pavilion
- Spread: Portland State -6
- Total: 127
- Moneyline: Portland State -271, Cal Poly +215
Portland State player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jean-Marie | 7 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Marlon Ruffin | 7 | 12.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Khalid Thomas | 7 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Michael Carter III | 7 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Ezekiel Alley | 7 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Cal Poly player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alimamy Koroma | 8 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Jacob Davison | 5 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Kyle Colvin | 8 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Camren Pierce | 8 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Julien Franklin | 8 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Portland State stats
- The Vikings put up 8.1 more points than the Mustangs allow (64.0).
- Portland State is 2-1 when putting more than 64.0 points on the board.
- The Vikings average 43.4 rebounds. That’s 4.5 more than the Mustangs’ average.
- The Vikings are shooting 40.8% from the field, only 0.6% higher than the Mustangs concede defensively.
- When Portland State shoots higher than 40.2% from the field, it is 2-0 overall.
Betting on Portland State
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Vikings’ implied win probability is 73.0%.
- Portland State is 3-2-0 against the spread this year.
- The Vikings were favoured by 6 points or more once this season and did not cover the spread.
- Vikings games this season feature an average total of 143.3 points, a number 16.3 points higher than Saturday’s over/under.
