Long Beach State Beach vs Portland Pilots Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Long Beach State Beach vs Portland Pilots

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Chiles Center in Portland, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Portland Pilots (4-3) will take on the Long Beach State Beach (1-5) at Chiles Center on Wednesday.

The Long Beach State Beach took the court against Montana State and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-72 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Beach walked away with 20 while Montana State recorded 16 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 22 shots from downtown. Montana State finished the contest at 73.7% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 19 tries. Moreover, Montana State grabbed 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Montana State recorded 13 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Long Beach State allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the field on 28 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 6 assists for the contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 31 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Beach made 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Long Beach State wrapped up the game with a 45.0% FG percentage (27 of 60) and converted 5 out of their 14 shots from distance.

Gavin Sykes is a guy who came through for this contest. He walked away with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Long Beach State enters this one with a record of 1-5 on the season. They average 68.7 points per outing (327th in the nation) while connecting on 41.8% from the field. The Beach are connecting on 31.0% on shots from downtown (39 of 126) and 67.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Long Beach State is collecting 35.5 boards per contest and has totaled 67 assists this year, which ranks 320th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a team they commit 22.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Beach are forcing 13.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 98th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 67 surrendered for the year. The Beach defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (144 of 321) and they concede 34.5 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 34.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 191st in college hoops in opponents PPG (73.7).

When they last played, the Portland Pilots walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-66 against St. Thomas. The Pilots collected 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. St. Thomas committed 12 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pilots to the charity stripe for 7 shots. They were able to knock down 4 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. Concerning 3-point shots, Portland made 6 of their 19 attempts (31.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Pilots finished shooting 28 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.5%. The Pilots permitted St. Thomas to make 25 of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.0% in the game. They went 31.6% from distance by connecting on 12 of 38 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). In the matter of rebounding, Portland permitted St. Thomas to collect 24 in all (7 offensive).

Timo George ended up being a factor for the Pilots for this game. He scored 17 points in his 21 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 8 of 10 for this game for a rate of 80.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 4-3 on the campaign. The Pilots are responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.9 times per game (34th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 15.7 times per game. Portland has accumulated 575 points for the campaign (82.1 per game) and they average 39.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Pilots are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which has them ranked 74th in the nation.

The Portland defense allows 31.9% on three-point shots (73 of 229) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 18.1 assists and 35.1 boards every game, which ranks 353rd and 182nd in the country. The Pilots defensively are ranked 289th in college hoops in points given up per game with 80.0. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (120th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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