Colorado (13-5) vs Oregon State (9-8)
January 20, 2024 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Colorado -17 — Over/Under: 138
The Oregon State Beavers and the Colorado Buffaloes meet in college basketball action from the CU Events Center on Saturday. Can Oregon State get a much-needed conference win? Or will Colorado pick up another conference victory. Let’s dive in and find out with our Oregon State vs. Colorado Prediction.
Oregon State Team Preview
The Oregon State Beavers come into this one looking to snap a four-game losing streak after a 74-47 loss to Utah last time out. Jordan Pope leads the Beavers in scoring and assists with 17.4 PPG along with 3.6 APG in addition to 2.5 RPG while Tyler Bilodeau has 12.4 PPG with a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead the Beavers on the boards. Dexter Akanno also has 12.2 PPG with 2.9 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oregon State up to this point in the year. As a team, Oregon State is averaging 70.4 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 32.8% from three and 74.6% from the foul line this season. Oregon State will meet Arizona after this one.
Colorado Team Preview
The Colorado Buffaloes come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after an 86-70 win over Oregon last time out. KJ Simpson leads the Buffaloes in scoring and assists with 19.4 PPG and 4.3 APG along with 4.9 RPG while Tristan da Silva has 15.7 PPG with 5.3 RPG this season. Cody Williams has 15 PPG with 3.3 RPG and J’Vonne Hadley has 10.6 PPG with 5.7 RPG and 2.6 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Colorado so far this season. As a team, Colorado is averaging 80.6 PPG on 50.1% shooting from the field, 39.2% from three and 77.2% from the foul line this season. Colorado will face Washington and Washington State after this game.
Oregon State vs. Colorado Prediction
I am backing Colorado here. The Beavers are flat out struggling right now and I just don’t expect them to fix their issues against a clearly superior Colorado team. The Buffaloes have a group of talent a level above the Beavers right now and I don’t see them having too much of a hard time getting past Oregon State here. Give me Colorado laying the big number.