Pac-12 foes will collide when the Arizona State Sun Devils (11-9) face off against the Oregon State Beavers (12-6) at Wells-Fargo Arena. Action begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 28 and can be seen on PAC.
The Sun Devils are hoping to rebound after their 75-73 loss to Stanford in their last matchup. Tra Holder was the team’s leading scorer with 18 points. The Beavers, meanwhile, are coming off an 85-70 win against USC in their last game. Gary Payton II claimed his sixth double-double of the season with 22 points and 15 rebounds.
Arizona State is a five-point favorite against Oregon State and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 145 points. The Sun Devils come into this game 11-9 Straight Up (SU) and 9-9-1 Against The Spread (ATS).
Over on the other bench, the Beavers have 12-6 SU and 9-8 ATS records. Oregon State performed well ATS during its last 10 games, earning a 7-3 record. The Beavers allow just 68 points per road game, ranking them 42nd in the nation. The Oregon State defense has been a problem for competitors, allowing only .308 shooting from three-point range.
These conference foes meet for what will be their first head-to-head battle of the season. Arizona State won the last game in the matchup, bumping its SU record to 7-3 over Oregon State in their most recent meetings. The teams are even ATS, with a 5-5 record. Arizona State and Oregon State each held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers one time over the last five matchups.
Predictions: SU Winner – OreSt, ATS Winner – OreSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Arizona State is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
Arizona State is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona State’s last 5 games.
Arizona State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Arizona State is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Oregon State.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona State’s last 8 games when playing Oregon State.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona State’s last 5 games when playing at home against Oregon State.
Arizona State scores an average of just 75.8 points per game (ranked 128th). Oregon State ranks 98th in points allowed, giving up 67.7 points per game.
On average, Arizona State has 70.1 possessions per game and scores 1.080 points on each possession. Oregon State has both fewer possessions (68.0) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.069).
Arizona State has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.5%. Oregon State is a solid 5-2 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Arizona State, the 97th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 38.2 rebounds per game. Oregon State does worse, ranked 202nd with 36.1.
The Oregon State Beavers average 7.3 steals per game. The Arizona State Sun Devils are undefeated with a 4-0 record when they give up at least 7 steals.
