Oregon State Beavers (13-18) vs. UCLA Bruins (15-16)
March 13, 2024 5:30 pm EDT
The Line: UCLA Bruins -6.5; Over/Under: +128.5
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The Oregon State Beavers and UCLA Bruins meet Wednesday in the college basketball Pac-12 Tournament First Round at the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Oregon State Beavers vs UCLA Bruins prediction.
Oregon State Beavers Betting Preview
The Oregon State Beavers recently lost to Oregon and Colorado, while beating Utah. The Oregon State Beavers are averaging 69.3 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 72.9 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Jordan Pope is averaging 17.6 points and 3.4 assists, while Tyler Bilodeau is averaging 14.4 points and 5.8 rebounds. Dexter Akanno is the third double-digit scorer and Michael Rataj is grabbing 5.8 rebounds. The Oregon State Beavers are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Oregon State Beavers are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.5 rebounds per game.
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UCLA Bruins Betting Preview
The UCLA Bruins recently lost to Washington State and Arizona, while beating Arizona State. The UCLA Bruins are averaging 65.9 points on 41.5 percent shooting and allowing 65.6 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Adem Bona is averaging 12.4 points and 6 rebounds, while Sebastian Mack is averaging 12.4 points and 3.6 rebounds. Dylan Andrews is the third double-digit scorer and Lazar Stefanovic is dishing 1.6 assists. The UCLA Bruins are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.3 percent from the free throw line. The UCLA Bruins are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.4 rebounds per game.
Oregon State Beavers vs UCLA Bruins prediction
The UCLA Bruins are the more talented team and beat Oregon State twice this season, so they’re rightfully favored in this spot. With that said, this has been a disappointing season for UCLA and I don’t trust the offense enough to lay big numbers. Oregon State has a period where it was covering games, and it’s still a profitable 16-13-1 ATS on the season. The Oregon State Beavers should lose this game, but I don’t trust UCLA to win by margin as that offense goes through serious droughts. It’s Oregon State and the points or pass for me.
