GAME: #847 Arizona vs #848 Oregon State
TIME: 1/12/2020 – 10:00p EST
SPREAD: Arizona -4
TOTAL: 145
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The #24 Arizona Wildcats (11-4, 1-1) are playing another PAC 12 conference road game against the Oregon State Beavers (11-4, 1-2) at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon on Sunday at 10 p.m. EST. In their last game, Arizona lost a tough game at Oregon in overtime by a score of 73-74 and covered the spread in a game we predicted a few days back while Oregon State lost to Arizona State on their home court by a score of 76-82. Arizona is looking for their 8th straight win in the head-to-head series over Oregon State. Arizona has won by an average of 13 points in its last 7 wins over the Beavers. Last season Arizona won both contests by scores of 74-72 and 82-71.
ARIZONA WILDCATS
The Arizona Wildcats are averaging 82 points per game on 48% field goal shooting also shooting 37% from 3 making 7.3 3-pointers per game along with 9 offensive rebounds and turning the ball over only 11 times on the offensive end per game. The Wildcats are allowing only 64 points per game on 37% field goal shooting while forcing 15.3 turnovers and adding 4.5 steals and 2.8 blocks per game on defense. The Wildcats are led by Nico Mannion who’s averaging 14.8 points per game with 2 rebounds, 1 steal, and 6 assists along with Zeke Nnaji who is adding 16.2 points 8.5 rebounds 1.1 blocks per game.
OREGON STATE BEAVERS
The Oregon State Beavers are averaging 77 points per game on 48% field goal shooting. The Beavers are allowing 67 points per game on 41% field-goal shooting while forcing 14 turnovers and adding 5.2 steals and 3 blocks per game on defense. The Beavers are led by Tres Tinkle who is averaging 19.9 points per game 6.9 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3.7 assists along with Ethan Thompson who’s adding 16.7 points per game, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 4.5 assists per game.
ARIZONA vs OREGON STATE PREDICTION
After the tough overtime loss to Oregon which Arizona should have won, has the Wildcats losing 4 of their last 6 games, but they have played some really good teams against tough ranked opponents which is why this line is as low as it is. Arizona pounded Arizona State and ASU just handled Oregon State with ease. The Wildcats defense will have a tough time guarding Tres Tinkle however they will have no problem holding the rest of the team down and covering this spread. This game is most likely to hit the under as Oregon State will be held down defensively. Arizona is 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games against Oregon State. Arizona is 5-1 in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Oregon State. Take Arizona here to cover this spread.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
ARIZONA
- Over is 5-1 in Wildcats last 6 games as a road favorite.
- Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games.
- Wildcats are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games.
OREGON STATE
- Over is 4-0 in Beavers last 4 overall.
- Over is 4-0 in Beavers last 4 games as an underdog.
- Beavers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight-up loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- The favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Analysis: Arizona -4 / Under 145
Fade the Public: no data / Under 145
Sharp Action: no data / no data
Arizona vs Oregon State Prediction Sports Betting Analysis – College Basketball