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Sunday’s college hoops matchup report features a pair of
Pacific-12 matchups, with the Colorado Buffaloes visiting the Arizona State Sun
Devils and the Oregon State Beavers hosting a ‘Civil War’ duel with the Oregon
Ducks. Where should your money go here, with oddsmakers seeing both battles as
close contests?
Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona State Sun Devils
Colorado saw a three-game winning streak snapped in
Thursday’s 92-83 overtime loss against the Arizona Wildcats, holding on to cash
as a 12 ½-point road dog. The Buffaloes saw a 34-27 halftime lead erased, while
held to three points in the affair’s extra stanza.
Buffaloes guard Askia Booker notched a team-high 18
points, drilling 4-of-7 from three point land as part of his side’s 10-for-21
night beyond the arc. Colorado’s Andre Roberson grabbed 11 boards, while the
Buffaloes were outrebounded, 39-31.
Arizona State pulled out a fourth straight win in
Wednesday’s 55-54 victory over the Utah Utes, coming in overtime as an
eight-point home favorite. Sun Devils guard Jahii Carson knocked down a
three-point shot to tie the game in regulation, 49-49, while connecting a
go-ahead layup in the matchup’s extra minutes for the battle’s final bucket.
The NCAA Basketball odds makers at Bookmaker.eu opened Colorado as a two-point road
favorite, with early wagers on the Buffaloes lifting the number a ‘hook’ to 2
½. I am going the other way here, backing the Sun Devils as home dogs.
Arizona State has held visiting foes to 60.2 PPG in its last
nine home dates, while allowing a stingy 34.5 percent mark of field shooting in
its triumph against Utah. Carson ranks as a top-five scorer in the Pacific-12
(17.5 PPG, 5.6 APG), while mate Jordan Bachynski leads the conference in
shooting (64.4 percent) and blocks (4.3 BPG).
The Sun Devils also come in with revenge after dropping
both of last year’s matchups against Colorado.
Look for Carson and Co. to avenge those defeats, getting the money here
at the wire.
NCAA Basketball Pick: Arizona St +2 at Bookamker
Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers
Oregon picked up its sixth win in seven games with
Monday’s 56-43 win against the Nevada Wolf Pack, cashing as a 12-point home
favorite. The Ducks held Nevada to a sparse 28.1 percent field shooting, while
outrebounding the Wolf Pack, 34-22.
Oregon State’s latest action was on the same day’s card,
with a ‘non-board’ triumph over the Texas-Pan American Broncos. The Beavers
cruised to an 84-59 victory, with mates Joe Burton and Eric Moreland uniting
for 29 points and 21 rebounds.
Last year’s pair of “Civil War” affairs saw the rivals
split the two contests, with each squad coming away with road victories. The
battle at Oregon State’s Gill Coliseum saw Oregon pull out a 74-73 win as a 3
½-point dog, with the now-departed Garrett Sim piling in 25 points.
Beavers guard Ahmad Starks notched a team-high 18 points
in that affair, knocking down 4-of-5 buckets from three-point land. The junior
also comes in with momentum, hanging 21 points on Texas-Pan American, while
Oregon State’s Eric Moreland ranks in the Pacific-12’s top five for shooting
(62.5 percent), boards (11.2 RPG), and blocks (2.7 BPG).
The NCAAB betting lines opened Oregon as one-point road ‘chalk,’ with
early betting on the Ducks driving the number north to two. I am taking the
Beavers as short dogs here, looking for Starks and Co. to handle the step up in
class for this rivalry affair.
Oregon has showed its share of home-road disparity
already, going 0-2 ATS in its latest two affairs away from Eugene. The Ducks allowed
a sizable 84 PPG in those pair of contests and could get lit up again here in
Corvallis, with Oregon State piling in 80.2 PPG and a 40.9 percent mark beyond
the arc.
NCAA Basketball Pick: Oregon State Beavers +2 at 5Dimes