The Utah Utes and the Oregon State Beavers meet in college basketball action from the Gill Coliseum on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Utah is listed as a 7.5-point road favorite with a ML price of -350. The total for this game is set at 129.5 points.
Injuries
For Utah, Keba Keita is questionable for this game with an ankle injury while for Oregon State, Chol Marial is out indefinitely with an ankle injury.
Matchup History
Utah’s 79-60 win over Oregon State on January 5th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Utes in this matchup.
Trends
Utah is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a win while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. Oregon State is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win whilet he under is 7-2 in their last 9 home games.
Pick
I’m sticking with Utah in this one. I just don’t trust Oregon State and the Beavers are looking more and more like the team that struggled their way through conference play last season. Utah’s had their ups and downs, but they’re the better team here and are much better on the defensive end of the floor. I’ll back Utah to get the win and cover in this one.