The Oregon State Beavers and the Arizona Wildcats meet in college basketball action from the McKale Center on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Arizona is listed as an 18.5-point favorite with a total of 141.5 points set for this game.
Injuries
For Oregon State, Jayden Stevens is questionable for this game with a wrist injury while Justin Rochelin is questionable with a knee injury. Arizona has a clean bill of health coming into this game.
Matchup History
Arizona’s 86-74 win over Oregon State back on January 12th, 2023, made it six straight wins for Arizona in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Oregon State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 road games. Arizona is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
Pick
I’m backing Arizona here. Taking the Wildcats with a heavy number attached hasn’t paid off for much of anything during conference play, but head-to-head with the Beavers, more often than not, Arizona’s hanging high-80s or low-90s in this matchup, and that’s a number I don’t think the Beavers can come anywhere close to. I look for a beatdown handed out by Arizona here. Give me the Wildcats.