Cal vs. Oregon State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 22, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 22, 2024

Tipping off at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, the California Golden Bears (11-15, 7-8 Pac-12) will play the Oregon State Beavers (11-15, 3-12 Pac-12) at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears’ Fardaws Aimaq and the Beavers’ Jordan Pope are among the players to watch. Cal is a strong 9-point favorite against Oregon State when the Golden Bears square off with the Beavers on Thursday. The matchup’s over/under is 140.5.

Cal vs. Oregon State Betting Lines

Cal vs Oregon State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Cal -9 140.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Oregon State (+9)
Total Pick Over (140.5)

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Cal vs. Oregon State Stat Rankings

Cal Avg. (Rank) Oregon State Avg. (Rank)
74.8 (154th) Points Scored 68.0 (311th)
76.3 (299th) Points Allowed 71.9 (184th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
9.5 (104th) Off. Rebounds 7.2 (297th)
8.6 (64th) 3pt Made 5.8 (319th)
12.2 (260th) Assists 11.3 (309th)
10.8 (125th) Turnovers 12.0 (246th)

Cal vs. Oregon State Betting Trends

  • The Golden Bears have 13 wins in 26 games against the spread this season.
  • Cal has one win ATS (1-4) as a 9-point favorite or greater this year.
  • There have been 16 Golden Bears games (out of 26) that hit the over this season.
  • Cal’s games have finished with more than 140.5 points 20 times so far this year.
  • The average total for Golden Bears games this season has been 151.2, 10.7 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Oregon State has covered the spread 12 times in 25 games.
  • Against the spread as 9-point underdogs or greater, the Beavers are 6-4-1.
  • Out of 26 Cal’s games so far this season, 16 have hit the over.
  • Beavers games have gone over 140.5 points on 11 occasions this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 0.6 points higher than the average scoring total for Oregon State’s games (139.9).

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Cal Impact Players

  • Aimaq is tops on his squad in rebounds per game (11.2), and also averages 14.7 points and 2.2 assists. At the other end, he puts up 0.8 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
  • Jalen Cole puts up 13.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 33.9% from the floor and 32.4% from downtown with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Keonte Kennedy posts 9.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, shooting 39.4% from the floor.
  • Jalen Celestine averages 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

Oregon State Impact Players

  • Tyler Bilodeau gets the Beavers 13.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Michael Rataj is the Beavers’ top rebounder (6.1 per game), and he averages 8.1 points and 1.7 assists.
  • Dexter Akanno is putting up 10.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, making 37.9% of his shots from the floor and 29.9% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 triples per contest.
  • The Beavers receive 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game from KC Ibekwe.

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