Portland vs. Washington State prediction: Why Washington State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [3/6/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Friday at 9:00 PM ET as Portland squares off with Washington State in men's college basketball action at Orleans Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Washington State as the most likely winner of the Portland vs. Washington State game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Portland vs. Washington State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Portland and Washington State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Washington State a 71% chance of beating Portland. Our predicted final score has Washington State winning 77-72.

According to our model, Washington State (-5.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Portland vs. Washington State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Portland vs. Washington State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: