Portland vs Oregon State Prediction 2/13/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Oregon State Beavers and the Portland Pilots meet Thursday in college basketball action from Chiles Center. Here’s a Portland vs Oregon State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Portland vs Oregon State pick.

Oregon State Beavers Betting Preview

Oregon State got off to a great start through their first dozen games. The Beavers have been pretty choppy since then, though. Oregon State took out Utah Tech, Weber State, Western Oregon, Cal State Fullerton, UC Davis, Idaho, UC Irvine, Sacramento State, Charleston and Oakland in those first 12 outings, falling to only Oregon and North Texas otherwise. Since then the Beavers are a shaky 7-6 overall. The wins have come versus Portland, San Diego, Pacific, Gonzaga, Pepperdine, Santa Clara and Washington State. Otherwise it’s been losses to Nebraska, Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s. That gives the Beavers a 17-8 overall record through their first 25 games of the season.

In the Saint Mary’s matchup over the weekend, the Beavers opened the game with a rough 30-19 deficit. Oregon State didn’t end up getting any closer than that, falling further behind on a 33-30 run for a 63-49 defeat in the end. The team’s only double-digit scorer was Isaiah Sy, who came off the bench for 10 points and two rebounds in 20 minutes of action. Nate Kingz led the starters with a modest seven points and one rebound. Both Parsa Fallah (five rebounds) and Damarco Minor (three rebounds) chipped in six points apiece as well.

Portland Pilots Betting Preview

Over on the Portland side, they’ve had a rough season so far. The Pilots haven’t been able to win consecutive games just yet. During a 3-7 start, Portland fell to UC Santa Barbara, Oregon, South Florida, Ohio, Princeton, Kent State and Kansas City. After a 2-1 run with wins over Willamette and Lafayette (with a loss to CSU Bakersfield), Portland fell to Washington State, Oregon State, Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s and San Francisco in succession. It’s been a 3-4 run since then featuring wins over Pacific, San Diego and Pepperdine among losses to Washington State, Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount and Santa Clara. That gives Portland a rough 8-17 overall record through 25 games so far this year.

Matched up against Santa Clara last Thursday, the Pilots came out of the locker room facing a 41-31 deficit. Portland got blitzed 56-19 the rest of the way, limping to a blowout loss 97-50 in the end. Leading the way in the defeat was Christ Austin with 12 points and four rebounds. Vukasin Masic came off the bench to provide 11 points with four rebounds and one assist. Max Mackinnon added eight points with three rebounds and one assist in 32 minutes as well.

Why the Portland Pilots will win

• Oregon State has lost each of its last 15 Thursday road games.
• The home team has won six of Oregon State’s last seven games.
• Oregon State has lost the first half in four of its last five night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Oregon State Beavers will win

• Portland has lost four of its last five night games following a home loss.
• The road team has won three of Portland’s last four games.
• Portland has lost the first half in 12 of its last 14 games against the West Coast Conference.

Portland vs Oregon State Prediction

I’ll stay with Oregon State. The Beavers need a good effort after falling to Saint Mary’s at home, and this is a good spot to get it. Oregon State shot just 36.5 percent from the field in the loss to the Gaels, giving up 53.1 percent shooting on the other side. The 30-28 rebounding deficit didn’t help either. The Beavers have been below 61 points in two of the last three games now, losing both of those outings.

The last time these teams met up back on December 30, Oregon State powered out an 89-79 win at home. The Beavers shot very well in that one, hitting 61.4 percent from the field. That said, Oregon State also gave up 51.9 percent shooting on the other side, however the 29-19 rebounding advantage helped significantly. In any case, the Beavers are certainly the better team in this scenario but I’d like to see them clamp down a little better on defense this time on the way to a more convincing road win in the rematch. Oregon State could certainly use it.