Arizona vs Oregon State 2/28/19 NCAA Basketball Odds, Preview and Prediction

The Arizona Wildcats take on the Oregon State Beavers in a Pac 12 showdown at the Gill Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon on Thursday, February 28th.

Avoiding A Losing Season

The Wildcats are trying to avoid their second losing Pac-12 season in 35 years. At 7-8 in conference play and 16-12 overall, Arizona will finish the season with a two-game Oregon swing and a homestand against 2nd place Arizona State in their season finale. Amidst their basketball struggles, the headlines continue to move around the school program’s involvement in recruitment corruption which is being investigated by the FBI.

Brandon Randolph leads Arizona with 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Chase Jeter is averaging 6.9 rebounds per game while also scoring 11.7 points per game. Justin Coleman is contributing  9.1 points per game while leading the team in passing with 3.9 assists per contest.

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Arizona is scoring 72.1 points per game and the Wildcats are averaging 12.8 assists per game. They are also grabbing an average of 34.8 rebounds per game while also allowing their opponents to score an average of 68.2 points per game which is ranked 90th in the entire nation.

Third Winning Season

While the Wildcats are struggling, the 17-9 Beavers have claimed their winning season in five years under head coach Wayne Tinkle. With a pair of home games ahead this week (including this game), At 9-5 in conference play, Oregon State will aim for their first winning Pac-12 season since 1990 when Gary Payton led the team to a 15-3 record.

Tres Tinkle has been dominant for the Beavers with his averages of 19.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Stephen Thompson Jr. is producing 16.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game for Oregon State while Ethan Thompson is putting up 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

Arizona is scoring 73.6 points per game while also collecting 15.4 assists per outing. The Wildcats are hauling down an average of 36.0 rebounds per contest and they are allowing their opponents to score 68.7 points per game which is ranked 108th in all of college basketball.

Who Wins?

The Wildcats are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games played and Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last five road games. The Beavers are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played and Oregon State is 3-2 SU in its last five home games. Head to head, the Wildcats are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games against the Beavers.

Arizona has snapped out of a recent 7-game losing streak but remember that they are just a 4-7 SU road team which has struggled with their offense all-season long. Oregon State is one of the best teams in the Pac-12 and in this game, they have the best player on the court in Tres Tinkle.

Oregon State is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games as betting favorites while Arizona is 1-8 SU in its last nine games as betting underdogs. The Beavers are 10-4 SU at home this season and have played well on both ends of the court.  they should win this one over the Wildcats.

I’m picking the Oregon State Beavers to beat the Arizona Wildcats on 2/28/19

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Arizona is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games played and the Wildcats are 0-5 ATS in their last five road games. Oregon State is 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played. The Beavers are 2-3 ATS in their last five home games played. Head to head, Arizona is 6-4 ATS in its last 10 games against Oregon State.

The Beavers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games played on a Thursday. Oregon State is also 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The Wildcats are 0-5 ATS in their last five games on the road and Arizona is 2-7 ATS in their last nine games overall.

Prediction: Oregon State -4

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The total has gone under is six out of the last 10 games played by Arizona. The Wildcats have seen the total go over in three out of their last five games on the road. The over is 6-4 in the last 10 games played by Oregon State. The total has gone over in three out of the last five games played by the Beavers. Head to head, the under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings between these teams.

Arizona’s last 10 games have yielded a total of more than 135 points while Oregon State has gone over the 134 total in 9 out of their last 10 games played. The Wildcats have averaged 67.4 points per game in their last five games while the Beavers have scored an average of 71 points in their last six games. These teams also combined for 153 points last January 19th so I’m going with the over for this game.

Prediction: Over 135

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