Oregon State at Washington State odds, picks and predictions
The Oregon State Beavers (9-4, 1-1 Pac-12) and Washington State Cougars (9-4, 0-2) battle Thursday. The opening tipoff at Beasley Coliseum will be at 11 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Oregon State vs. Washington State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Oregon State last played on Saturday vs. the USC Trojans. Tabbed as 8.5-point underdogs, the Beavers upset the Trojans 86-70. The triumph on home hardwood came after a Dec. 28 setback against the UCLA Bruins. Oregon State heads into this contest having won 6 of its last 7.
The Cougars fell at the Colorado Buffaloes on New Year's Eve. They were 6.5-point underdogs in a 74-67 loss and are now 1-4 against the spread (ATS) since Dec. 10. Wazzou is likely glad to be back on its home hardwood after experiencing recent shooting woes away from Pullman. WSU ranks 43rd in the nation in effective field-goal percentage at home (58.3%).
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Oregon State at Washington State odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Oregon State +520 (bet $100 to win $520) | Washington State -750 (bet $750 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oregon State +11.5 (-110) | Washington State -11.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 133.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oregon State at Washington State picks and predictions
Prediction
Washington State 70, Oregon State 61
Moneyline
Figure the true-odds payout being in the +650/-650 neighborhood, so there is no value here. PASS.
Against the spread
Washington State took down Oregon State in the lone meeting between the Cougars and Beavers last season (Feb. 16). WSU covered a -13 in that game (at home). But OSU clocked ATS wins in 2 meetings the prior season and is 8-2 ATS across the last 10 meetings.
The Cougars have the trees inside and do well to set up quality looks in the paint. They are facing a Beavers team that won just once on the road last season and went just 5-15 in circuit play. WSU figures to have a rebounding edge and is the more efficient team at both ends.
However, this line is pretty steep for a league game, and Oregon State is coming off a solid game against USC and has been dialed in of late from beyond the arc (42.5% last 5 games). The Beavers usually get to the charity stripe a lot and Wazzou has a bottom-100 frequency rate in tosses allowed, so look for OSU to get some hidden points on the uncontested 15-footers.
KenPom pegs OSU 164th. Against No. 123 Santa Clara, No. 178 Portland State and No. 128 Eastern Washington, WSU has gone 0-3 ATS.
Consider a partial-unit play on OREGON STATE +11.5 (-110).
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Over/Under
The Over has cashed in 8 of the last 10 Oregon State-Wazzou meetings, but both sides come in with bottom-100 tempo figures and the spiral factors like 3s, 2nd-chance buckets and free throws aren't big pluses. So a total around 130 would be a fair one.
But that's not enough leverage. An Under on 135 or so would be worth an account login. The current total should get a PASS.
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