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A pair of Pac-12 schools are getting busy on Wednesday night, and Desert Financial Arena has all of the action. The Oregon State Beavers (11-13; 11-11-1 ATS) are taking their annual trip to face the Arizona State Sun Devils (12-12; 10-14-0 ATS). Late in January, the Beavers beat Arizona State by 13 on their home floor. At 9:00 p.m. EDT, they'll get a chance to do it again. Will Oregon State succeed, or is Tempe too much to handle?
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Oregon State (3-10 conference record) will enter Arizona on a four-game losing streak, including a -36 point differential in two road contests. KenPom considers this the worst team in the Pac-12, and they also have the worst NCAA net ranking in the conference. Don't expect to see the Beavers dancing. Their issues start with an offense that only puts up 68.8 points per game. They shoot 43.7% from the floor and 32.7% from beyond the arc. The Beavers take 21.2 trips to the free throw line, knocking down 72.5% of them. Oregon State commits 12.9 turnovers per game and only grabs 8.6 offensive boards. They are significantly worse on the road (58.5 ppg, 37.8% shooting). Is there any hope for an upset?
On the defensive end, Oregon State allows 72.1 points per contest. Considering that KenPom has them 308th in adjusted tempo, that's not a good sign. The Beavers send opponents to the free throw line 21.3 times per game. Those same foes shoot 43.2% from the floor and 32.1% on threes. This team has a negative rebounding (-1.6) and turnover (-1.0) differential. Let's see where it leads them on Wednesday night.