This is a revenge spot for Portland, who lost on the road at San Diego a month ago in overtime, 68-63. Portland is also playing great lately, winning three of their last four with their only loss a three-point defeat against San Francisco, one of the conference's top teams. The Pilots have four players who average double figures in points and are also a great free-throw shooting team, which could prove to be crucial in what should be a close game. Portland has Pepperdine up next while San Diego returns home to play a big one against Saint Mary's. Take the home team to cover the small spread.

Portland Pilots basketball is not a laughingstock anymore. Under first-year coach Shantay Legans, the Pilots have a shot at their first winning season since 2014-15. They're only 4-6 in WCC play, but three of those losses came to top dogs Gonzaga, St. Mary's and San Francisco. (They also won at San Francisco). A sign of the Pilots' improvement? Santa Clara backed out of an agreement to play a rescheduled game at Portland this past Monday. Tonight the Pilots are in payback mode against the very beatable Torreros, who won the first meeting on Jan. 14 in OT. Look for a big game from reigning WCC Player of the Week Tyler Robertson (14.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 4.1 apg) as the Pilots improve to 8-1 ATS in their last nine versus winning teams.