Oregon State vs Cal Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/4/23

The California Golden Bears and Oregon State Beavers meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Gill Coliseum. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The California Golden Bears are averaging 58.3 points on 39 percent shooting and allowing 70.2 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Devin Askew is averaging 15.5 points and 3.4 rebounds, while Lars Thiemann is averaging 9.6 points and 0.6 assists. Kuany Kuany is grabbing 3.9 rebounds and DeJuan Clayton is grabbing 1.9 rebounds. The California Golden Bears are shooting 29.7 percent from beyond the arc and 72.3 percent from the free throw line. The California Golden Bears are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.9 rebounds per game.

The Oregon State Beavers are averaging 61.1 points on 41.2 percent shooting and allowing 67.2 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Jordan Pope is averaging 12.5 points and 2.4 assists, while Glenn Taylor Jr. is averaging 10.9 points and 3.7 rebounds. Dexter Akanno is dishing 1.6 assists and Michael Rataj is dishing 0.8 assists. The Oregon State Beavers are shooting 32.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The Oregon State Beavers are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.4 rebounds per game.

The Golden Bears are 14-4 ATS in their last 18 Saturday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Beavers are 5-12-1 ATS in their last 18 Saturday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 9-3 in Beavers last 12 overall. The home team is 11-5-1 ATS in the last 17 meetings.

The Oregon State Beavers aren’t a good team, and I’m not thrilled to back them in the favorite role, especially when they’re 2-5 ATS as a favorite. However, Cal has been terrible from the jump and doesn’t cover numbers despite being big underdogs nightly. Cal loses on the road by an average of 18.5 points. No, thanks. It’s Oregon State or pass.