Portland is coming into this game with a 4-2 record this season and they have struggled a lot more against stronger opponents. They beat Long Beach State at home in their 1st game of the season and opened the year with 3 straight wins, but since then they have lost 2 of their last 3 games and have not been playing as well. They lost at home by 10 against Tennessee State and also lost on the road against Nevada by over 20 points. They are coming off of a win in their last game which was at home but they also beat Williamette in that game who is not a Division I school. They are going up against a Portland State team that is 5-1 this season and has been playing very well in their recent games as they have some quality wins this season. They opened their season with 5 straight wins before losing their 1st game in their last one. They are coming off of a 6 points loss at a neutral location against the 3-4 Saint Thomas but they were playing so well up to that game. They already have 3 quality road wins over Air Force, UC Santa Barbara, and California Baptist and they have only played in 1 home game all season which was a 17 point win over Linfield who is not a Division I school. Now they are playing their 1st home game of the season against a Division I school this year and it is coming against their rival who has had a much weaker schedule and has not been playing as well recently. Portland State is going to cover the spread in this game.