San Diego vs Oregon State Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/4/25

The San Diego Toreros are visiting the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday, January 4th at the Gill Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Diego Toreros vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction. We will examine:

The Oregon State Beavers’ recent form and player performance

The San Diego Toreros’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Oregon State Beavers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Diego Toreros

Recent betting trends in games played between San Diego Toreros and Oregon State Beavers

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the San Diego Toreros vs Oregon State Beavers game

Oregon State Beavers Preview

The Oregon State Beavers have an 11-4 record this season and are sitting in the 6th place in the West Coast. They are coming off a 61-82 loss to Loyola Marymount. The Beavers are 10-4 against the spread, and 7-7 in over/under, while having a 9-1 home record. 

Offensively, Oregon State is averaging 76.9 points per game, which ranks 148th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 61.8 points per game, which is the 13th-best in the nation. The Beavers shoot 48.8% from the field (43rd) and 38.5% from beyond the arc (30th). The Beavers shoot 79.1% from the free-throw line, which is the 17th-best nationally, and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game (230th).

Michael Rataj leads Oregon State in scoring with an average of 16.4 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds, while Nate Kingz adds 11.4 points and 2.7 rebounds.

San Diego Toreros Preview

The San Diego Toreros have a 4-11 record this season and are sitting in 7th place in the West Coast. They are coming off an 80-81 loss to Santa Clara. The Toreros are 7-7 against the spread, and 5-9 in over/under while having a 0-3 road record.

Offensively, San Diego averages 66.6 points per game, which ranks 335th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 72.2 points per game (210th). The Toreros shoot 41.2% from the field (336th) and 27.2% from beyond the arc, which is the fifth-worst in the nation. The Toreros shoot 70.3% from the free throw line (206th) and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game (224th).

Kjay Bradley leads San Diego in scoring this season, with an average of 15.3 points, adding 3.3 rebounds and a team-high 3.9 assists, while Santiago Trouet adds 9.3 points and a team-high 8.7 rebounds. San Diego will play against Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s following this one.

Why the Oregon State Beavers will win

• Oregon State has won nine of its last 10 home games.
• San Diego has lost seven of its last eight games.
• Oregon State has won the first half in each of its last six home games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the San Diego Toreros will win

• San Diego has won each of its last four road day games against the West Coast Conference.

San Diego Toreros vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction

In their only previous meeting back in 2012, Oregon State won 86-79 at home, not covering the spread. In this San Diego Toreros vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, Oregon State is coming as -15.5 home favorites, and rightfully so. Oregon State is better both offensively, scoring 10.3 points more than San Diego, and defensively, allowing 10.4 points less. The Beavers are winning by an average of 15.1 points this season, while the Toreros are losing by an average of 5.6 points. San Diego has been struggling lately, as they are 1-7 in their last 8 games, but they are 4-0 against the spread in their last 4. The Beavers have been almost perfect at home and are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 home games, so I expect them to take care of business against an inferior San Diego squad. Take the Oregon State Beavers and lay the points at home.