Utah vs Oregon State 1/5/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Oregon State Beavers and Utah Utes meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Oregon State Beavers look to get above a .500 record. The Utah Utes look for their 12th win.

The Oregon State Beavers are averaging 65.3 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 64.8 points on 40.1 percent shooting. Jordan Pope is averaging 13.5 points and 3.2 assists, while Glenn Taylor Jr. is averaging 12.2 points and 3.5 rebounds. Dexter Akanno is dishing 2.3 assists and Dzmitry Ryuny is dishing 1.5 assists. The Oregon State Beavers are shooting 31.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.1 percent from the free throw line. The Oregon State Beavers are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.2 rebounds per game.

The Utah Utes are averaging 73.6 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 60.6 points on 35.7 percent shooting. Branden Carlson is averaging 15.1 points and 7.3 rebounds, while Gabe Madsen is averaging 13.4 points and 3.1 rebounds. Marco Anthony is the third double-digit scorer and Rollie Worster is grabbing 5.5 rebounds. The Utah Utes are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 68.7 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Utes are allowing 25.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.6 rebounds per game.

The Beavers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The Utes are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Beavers last 7 overall. The over is 4-1 in Utes last 5 home games. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The Oregon State Beavers have had issues playing up to their competition, and this is one of those spots where they usually struggle. The Utah Utes win at home by an average of 19.2 points while allowing 36.9 percent shooting. Utah also wins in the favorite role by an average of 15.3 points. I’ll lay the chalk as I question Oregon State having the horses to keep up.