Oregon State vs Arizona State Prediction - Basketball Picks 3/8/23
The Oregon State Beavers will play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first round of the PAC-12 Tournament on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oregon State Preview
The Oregon State Beavers are 11-20 (5-15) this season after they defeated Cal by a score of 69-66 in their last game. Oregon State shot 42.6% from the field and forced 13 turnovers in the win. The Oregon State Beavers are averaging 61.4 points per game, 67.1 points against per game, 31 rebounds per game, and 10.2 assists per game. Jordan Pope has led the Beavers this season with 12.6 points per game, 2.6 rebounds per game, and 2.4 assists per game. Oregon State is shooting 41.3% from the field, 75% on free throws, and 32.2% on three pointers this year.
Arizona State Preview
The Arizona State Sun Devils are 20-11 (11-9) this season after they lost to USC by a score of 68-65 in their last game. Arizona State shot 29.2% from the field and recorded 41 rebounds in the game. The Arizona State Sun Devils are averaging 70.7 points per game, 67.6 points against per game, 37.3 rebounds per game, and 14.2 assists per game. Desmond Cambridge Jr. has led the Sun Devils this season with 13.4 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, and 2.3 assists per game. Arizona State is shooting 41.8% from the field, 69.5% on free throws, and 31.3% on three pointers this year.
Trends
Oregon State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games and 10-3 ATS in their last 13 neutral site games. The over is 4-1 in Oregon State’s last 5 games. Arizona State is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games and 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 Wednesday games. The over is 5-1 in Arizona State’s last 6 neutral site games. The underdog is 10-1 ATS in these two teams last 11 head to head meetings.
Pick
Arizona State comes into this game after losing two games in a row on the road against USC and UCLA, but they did win their two previous games before that. Oregon State is coming off of a win against Cal, but they did not play very well down the stretch this season. Oregon State is only scoring 61.4 points per game this year and I don’t like their chances here. Arizona State needs to keep winning to make the tournament and I think they will blow out the Beavers in this matchup