The Broncos will play the Pilots on Thursday, February 29th, 2024. Your timezone's tip off time is 9:00 pm EST. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
The 2023-24 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, Santa Clara and Portland are set to tip-off on Thursday, February 29th, 2024. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - Santa Clara wound up with a 97.00 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2023-24 college basketball regular season, while Portland finished with a 94.00 power ranking.
- Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. Santa Clara comes to this matchup with a 5-5 record as an away team, ranking them 3rd in the WCC Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, Portland, finished the regular season with a 2-11 record as an away team, ranking them 6th in the WCC Conference for away team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - Santa Clara finished 4th (0.643) in the WCC Conference, with Portland ending up 8th (0.214) for their conference win percentage in the 2023 WCC Conference.
- Overall Win Percentage - Santa Clara had a 0.621 regular season overall win percentage, with Portland, notching a 0.310 overall win percentage at the end of the 2023-24 regular season.
- Team Records - Santa Clara tallied a 18-11 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Portland put together a 9-20 standing for 2023-24 college basketball regular season.
Moneyline Mage
Spelling out the winners with humor since the middle ages.
Hocus pocus! Santa Clara enters with strong record against struggling Portland team. Expect sparks to fly as they battle for March Madness glory.
Santa Clara stands at 18-11 overall, Portland at 9-20 overall. Santa Clara 9-5 in conference, Portland 3-11. Single-elimination tourney format, winner moves on.
The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetWay, BetRivers, and BetMGM. Review this matchup's prop bets below.
Best Broncos at Pilots Odds
| Underdog Portland | Favorite Santa Clara |
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Matchup Odds FAQs
Santa Clara is a -9.5 -110 point spread favorite at BetMGM, while Portland is a +9.5 -110 point spread underdog at BetMGM.
The best over line is 154.5 -115 points at BetMGM, which means you risk $115 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 156.5 -110 points at BetRivers, and that means you risk $110 to win $100 betting the under.
Santa Clara is a -480 moneyline favorite at BetRivers and Portland is a +375 moneyline underdog at BetMGM.
College Basketball Odds Example
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Santa Clara
Portland
2/29/24 9:00pm EST | -9.5 -110+9.5 -110 |
Underdog Portland - Portland bettors risk $100 to win $90.91 at -110 odds.
A +9.5 Portland underdog bet wins if they lose by 9 or fewer, tie, or win outright. Your bet loses if they lose by 10 or more.
Favorite Santa Clara - Santa Clara bettors risk $100 to win $90.91 at -110 odds.
A -9.5 Santa Clara favorite bet wins if they win by 10 or more. Your bet loses if they win by 9 or fewer, tie, or lose outright.
Santa Clara at Portland Prop Bets
Important Note: Some states expressly forbid individual college athlete prop bets. The following wagers may not be available depending on your particular state laws.
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Santa Clara
Portland
First to 5 Points
2/29/24 9:00pm EST | -155+110Bet |
Santa Clara
Portland
First to 10 Points
2/29/24 9:00pm EST | -185+130Bet |
Santa Clara
Portland
First to 15 Points
2/29/24 9:00pm EST | -200+140Bet |
Santa Clara
Portland
Game to Overtime
2/29/24 9:00pm EST | Yes +1400No -10000Bet |
Team Standings
| Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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| Santa Clara | 20-13 | 0.606 | 11-4 | 5-6 | 10-6 | +5 | 0.625 | L1 |
| Portland | 12-21 | 0.364 | 9-6 | 2-11 | 5-11 | +10 | 0.313 | L1 |
Santa Clara & Portland Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
Santa Clara Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Santa Clara YR: futures available
Portland Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Portland YR: futures available
Santa Clara & Portland Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Santa Clara vs Portland College Basketball Game
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Open a new sports betting account before game time.
Review our list of sports betting sites. Open a new account before the game starts on Thursday, February 29th, 2024 at 9:00 pm EST, making sure to enter all your personal details correctly. Don't forget to add your bonus code.
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Visit the sportsbook’s cashier, banking, or deposit page.
Navigate to the sportsbook's deposit page. Use your Visa card or MasterCard, or deposit with a bank transfer, or other methods like Paypal.
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Tap to the sportsbook's College Basketball page, look for the Santa Clara vs Portland Game.
Navigate to the sportsbook's College Basketball page. Next, look for live or upcoming matchups. Select the Santa Clara vs Portland Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
Choose your bet and then use the funds you deposited to place a wager. The sportsbook will pay your winnings or deduct a losing wager from your account balance after the game.