Pac-12 foes will lock horns when the No. 18 Arizona Wildcats (16-5) face the Oregon State Beavers (12-7) at McKale Center. Action gets underway at 9:30 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 30 and can be seen on PAC.
The Wildcats are hoping to rebound after their 83-75 loss to Oregon on Thursday. Ryan Anderson recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds, earning his ninth double-double of the year. The Beavers, meanwhile, are coming off an ugly 86-68 loss to Arizona State on Thursday. Drew Eubanks accumulated 12 points and seven rebounds.
Over the last five games, Anderson has taken his game to another level for the Wildcats. During that stretch, he has averaged 18.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 0.8 blocks.
Arizona is a considerable 12-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 145 points. The Wildcats come into this game 16-5 Straight Up (SU) and 11-10 Against The Spread (ATS). The Wildcats are an incredibly accurate shooting team with a .497 field-goal percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I. The rebounding edge goes to the Wildcats in this matchup, who are one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 40.2 boards per game.
Over on the other bench, the Beavers have records of 9-9 ATS and 12-7 SU.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these conference foes. Their previous game was a Wildcats victory, bringing their SU record to 8-2 over Oregon State in the most recent games. On the other hand, Oregon State holds the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Arizona held the edge in all three of these categories twice in the last five meetings. Oregon State did so once.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ari, ATS Winner – Ari, O/U – Over
Notes
Arizona is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Arizona’s last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona’s last 5 games at home.
Arizona is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home.
Arizona is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Oregon State.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing Oregon State.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona’s last 8 games when playing at home against Oregon State.
Arizona is an even 4-4 against other teams in its conference, while Oregon State is a poor 3-5 against its rivals.
Ranked 23rd, the Arizona Wildcats have an offensive rating of 115.2. The Oregon State Beavers rank 154th with a defensive rating of just 101.9.
On average, Arizona has 70.8 possessions per game and scores 1.152 points on each possession. Oregon State has both fewer possessions (68.1) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.064).
Arizona has the 21st-ranked average effective field goal percentage at 55.1%. Oregon State is a losing 1-3 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Arizona Wildcats average 16.0 three point attempts per game, and the Oregon State Beavers attempt 17.0 per game. When going for at least 20 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Arizona is 5-1 and Oregon State is 4-2.
Oregon State ranks 96th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.19. Arizona is ranked lower at 127th with an A/TO of 1.13.
Arizona, the 39th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 40.2 rebounds per game. Oregon State does worse, ranked 231st with 35.5.
The Oregon State Beavers average 7.3 steals per game. When giving up 7 or more steals, the Arizona Wildcats are an even 2-2 this season.
