Portland played a difficult schedule this year, potentially the most difficult of those of all the teams in this tournament, and it'll show in this one. Having been tested against Gonzaga and St. Mary's the Pilots have shown they can compete and playing New Orleans tonight could seem like a walk in the park. Portland being the home team will allow them to slow things down and control the pace, which will allow them to run the efficient offense through Anderson, and coast to an easy win tonight. Portland by 15+.