The Oregon State Beavers (7-8, 1-3 Pac-12) battle the Colorado Buffaloes (10-6, 2-3) Saturday. Tip from CU Events Center is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Oregon State vs. Colorado odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Oregon State was destroyed by Utah 79-60 on Thursday. The Beavers failed to cover as a 13.5-point road underdog. That pushed Oregon State’s season-long against-the-spread (ATS) record to 7-7. It is just 1-3 ATS over its last 4. Oregon State’s weakness is offense, ranking 330th in points per game (65.1).
The Buffaloes crushed Oregon 68-41 Thursday, comfortably covering as 2.5-point favorites. The Buffaloes are 7-9 ATS on the season and 2-1 ATS over their last 3. Colorado is averaging 75.6 points per game, good for 111th in the nation.
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Oregon State at Colorado odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oregon State +13.5 (-105) | Colorado -13.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Oregon State at Colorado picks and predictions
Prediction
Colorado 75, Oregon State 65
Moneyline
PASS.
The moneyline is OTB at the time of publishing but even when one releases there will not be any value.
Against the spread
LEAN OREGON STATE +13.5 (-105).
Colorado lost outright at California as a double-digit favorite last Saturday to give the Golden Bears just their 2nd win of the season. The Buffaloes have now failed to cover 3 straight games as a double-digit favorite, also missing against Northern Colorado in an 88-77 win as 15.5-point favorites and against Souther Utah in an 86-78 win as 11.5-point favorites.
The Beavers are 5-5 ATS over their last 10 games and 2-2 ATS in their last 4 road games. They are 4-2 ATS as a double-digit underdog this season.
Bet OREGON STATE +13.5 (-105) for a partial unit.
Over/Under
BET OVER 136.5 (-105).
The Buffaloes are 4-1 O/U in their last 5 games and are 9-7 O/U on the season. They are averaging 75.6 points per game and rank 209th in opponents’ 3-point field goal percentage (33.3%), so they can score and also struggle to stop the long ball, a good mixture for points.
Oregon State has gone Over in 2 straight games, averaging 64 points per game in that span and 65.1 points per game on the season. The Beavers are 4-3 O/U in non-home games this season.
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