Portland Pilots vs UT Arlington Mavericks Prediction, 11/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Pilots vs UT Arlington Mavericks

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, HI

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (-1.5)

The UT Arlington Mavericks (1-0) will play the Portland Pilots (1-0) at Stan Sheriff Center on Friday. UT Arlington opens this matchup as 1.5-point dogs. The betting total is set at 150.5.

The Portland Pilots faced Willamette and notched a win by a score of 133-89 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Pilots finished with 22 and Willamette racked up 31 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 39 tries from 3-point range. Willamette shot 70.4% at the free throw line by converting 19 of 27 tries. Moreover, Willamette grabbed 21 boards (10 offensive, 11 defensive), but didn't have a block. Willamette recorded 16 dimes and had 12 steals for the matchup. In relation to defending, Portland let their opponent shoot 36.7% from the field on 29 out of 79 shooting. They also dished out 35 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 3 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 53 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pilots buried 31 of their 40 shots for a percentage of 77.5%. Portland finished the contest having earned a 69.7% FG percentage (46 out of 66) and buried 10 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Timo George is one player who was a factor in this game. He finished the game at 100.0% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 13 mins played and snagged 6 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 6 out of 6 shooting.

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Portland enters this one with a record of 1-0 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 24.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 22.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland is snagging 56.0 boards per contest and has 35 assists for the year, which ranks 14th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pilots are hitting 55.6% on shots from beyond the arc (10 of 18) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 133.0 pts per game (2nd in Division 1) while going 69.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Pilots are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 31.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 260th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 16 conceded so far this year. The Pilots defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 36.7% (29 of 79) and they concede 22.0 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 30.8% on shots from downtown while they are 314th in college in points per game allowed (89.0).

When they last played, the UT Arlington Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 89-56 against UNT Dallas. The Mavericks were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 57 in this matchup. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. UNT Dallas earned 16 personal fouls in this game which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, UT Arlington buried 7 of their 22 attempts (31.8%). Overall, the Mavericks went 35 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. The Mavericks permitted UNT Dallas to bury 18 of 77 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 23.4% for this contest. They finished shooting 18.2% from distance by shooting 6 of 33 and ended up going 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing team rebounding, UT Arlington allowed UNT Dallas to pull down 34 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Noah Shelby ended up being a major contributor for the Mavericks in this game. He earned 17 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and earned 5 rebounds.

UT Arlington has a win-loss mark of 1-0 on the campaign. The Mavericks are committing 16.0 fouls every game and they hit 60.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per game (28th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. UT Arlington has totaled 89 pts for the season and they average 64.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Mavericks are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 171st in D-1.

The UT Arlington defense surrenders 18.2% from downtown (6 of 33) and opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.0 dimes and 38.0 rebounds every game, which ranks 158th and 248th in those categories. The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 77th in college hoops in points given up per game with 56.0. They are able to force 8.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 23.4% from the field (9th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (-1.5)

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