Colorado vs Oregon State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/13/21

The Oregon State Beavers and the Colorado Buffaloes meet in the Pac 12 conference championship game in college basketball action from the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.

The Oregon State Beavers reached the title game with a 75-64 win over Oregon in the semi-finals on Friday. Ethan Thompson led the Beavers with 16 points including 5 threes, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a pair of steals while Rodrigue Andela had 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting with 9 rebounds and Zach Reichle and Warith Alatishe added 12 points with 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the double-double along with a pair of blocks as well. Jared Lucas had 11 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oregon State in the winning effort.

The Colorado Buffaloes reached the final thanks to a 72-70 win over USC in their semi-final matchup. McKinley Wright IV led the Buffs with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting with 4 threes and 4 assists along with 5 rebounds and a pair of steals while Jeriah Horne added 19 points on 6 of 15 shooting with 4 threes and a team-high 7 rebounds as the only other double-digit scorer for Colorado in the winning effort. Evan Battey added 6 points with 6 rebounds as well in the victory for the Buffaloes.

Oregon State is 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 games overall and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games as an underdog while the under is 9-2 in their last 11 games against a team with a winning record. Colorado is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 games overall.

I get Colorado being favored here, but Oregon State’s been the team that just won’t die and I don’t see it being any different in the championship game. There’s a ton of senior talent on the team and winning a conference title would be the cherry on top for this team. I’ll take my chances with Oregon State and the points here.