The Arizona Wildcats (14-4, 5-2 Pac-12) and Oregon State Beavers (9-9, 1-6) meet Thursday at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Arizona vs. Oregon State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Arizona posted a 77-71 win against UCLA Saturday but failed to cash as an 18.5-point home favorite. The Wildcats are 0-3 against the spread (ATS) in their past 3 games, while going just 4-6 ATS in the past 10 outings.
The Wildcats have dropped their last 2 road games, both as favorites, at Washington State and at Stanford. The ‘Cats lost 73-70 to the Cougars as 9-point favorites Jan. 13, and suffered an embarrassing 100-82 defeat at the Cardinal as 12.5-point faves. Arizona’s last road win came Dec. 29 at California 100-81 as a 13.5-point favorite.
Oregon State dropped back-to-back games at Colorado and at Utah, averaging just 52.0 points per game (PPG), while allowing 82.0 PPG. State was smoked 90-57 as a 17.5-point underdog by Colorado Saturday, and was hammered 74-47 as a 15-point dog at Utah Jan. 18. The Beavers have lost 5 games in a row overall, although they are a respectable 4-2 ATS in the previous 6 contests.