The Beavers visit the Utes tonight with both teams looking to get off the mat after a string of bad performances. Utah's season has been all streaks: multiple long winning streaks and a few two-game losing streaks. The Utes were on an eight-game winning streak before losing three of their last four.
Their overall season ATS record is 9-8, but the Utes have only covered one of their last six matchups. For the Beavers, they have not been playing well enough to win games but have covered the spread in four straight. That was more spread wins than their previous 12 games to start the season. The Beavers offense has been better of late, hitting the OVER in five of their last six.
Here is the Oregon State vs. Utah betting news, player props and a betting prediction as both teams need a win in Pac-12 play. The game tips off at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.
Live odds for Oregon State vs. Utah
Here are the spread, moneyline and total points live odds for Oregon State vs. Utah at the best online sportsbooks.
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Oregon State Beavers betting news
The Beavers have not been winning but are playing some of their best basketball of the season and are headed in the right direction. Will that amount to wins? Potentially, but at this point in the season, the Beavers need the improvements to keep coming and fast. Oregon State ranks 179th for adjusted offensive efficiency and 153rd for adjusted defensive efficiency, which is not good enough to be a competitive team in a power conference like the Pac-12.
The Beavers are the last-place team in the Pac-12, and they will soon find themselves on the wrong side of .500 unless they turn things around. The best hope for the Beavers is the fantastic play of Jordan Pope, their leading scorer at 18.1 PPG. The sophomore guard had a solid freshman season but has blossomed into one of the best players in the country this year.
Pope needs more help, although he has been at his best in big games. Over the last four games, all in conference play, he has scored 21, 29, 20 and 20 points. It only resulted in one victory, as Pope has been a one-man wrecking crew without consistent secondary scorers.
Dexter Akanno missed two weeks with covid but has returned in the last two games. In his first game back, he scored zero points but had 14 in the last contest. If he can get back to playing his best and be another guard to threaten 20 points a night, the Beavers could start winning more games.
Utah Utes betting news
Are the Utes a top-level team, or do they struggle against better competition? They have five losses this season and all are against high-major competition. They have five wins against high-major opponents, but only one came as an underdog. Their last four contests have been in their worst stretch of the season.
Utah needs to get back to their best basketball and quick before they fall out of conference contention. They have the 22nd-best adjusted offensive efficiency ranking and the 47th adjusted defensive efficiency ranking on Kenpom. They outrank the Beavers in every metric but have not been playing like it as of late.
They will need their best players to step up and drive them back into the right side of the win column. It starts with big man Branden Carlson, the team's leading scorer, who is averaging 17.2 PPG. The 7-foot center has not been at his best over the last four games. In the one game where he had a double-double, the Utes won. Five games ago he scored 34 points in a win over Washington.
Carlson may need to have one of those monster-type performances to get his team back on track. The other player the Utes need to step up tonight is Rollie Worster, the team leader in assists, ranking top 30 in the country with 5.5 per game. As good as Carlson is, he needs his point guard, Worster, to get him the ball in good positions.
Oregon State vs. Utah player props at BetMGM Sportsbook
The Beavers and Utes have been on a tough stretch, each losing three of their last four, and need their top players to step up to get back on track. Each team has several players capable of big nights, and BetMGM has plenty of player props for this matchup. Check out a few of the best value odds for tonight's game.
Branden Carlson player props
- 17.5 points OVER (-105) / UNDER (-125)
- 7.5 rebounds OVER (+100) / UNDER (-135)
- 2.5 assists OVER (+135) / UNDER (-175)
- 1.5 threes OVER (-125) / UNDER (-105)
Jordan Pope player props
- 16.5 points OVER (-120) / UNDER (-105)
- 3.5 assists OVER (-135) / UNDER (+105)
- 2.5 threes OVER (+135) / UNDER (-185)
Gabe Madsen player props
- 13.5 points OVER (-120) / UNDER (-105)
- 3.5 rebounds OVER (-160) / UNDER (+120)
- 2.5 assists OVER (+100) / UNDER (-120)
- 2.5 threes OVER (-155) / UNDER (+115)
Michael Rataj player props
- 6.5 points OVER (-125) / UNDER (-105)
- 5.5 rebounds OVER (-105) / UNDER (-120)
- 1.5 assists OVER (-105) / UNDER (-120)
- 1.5 threes OVER (+110) / UNDER (-161)
Oregon State vs. Utah prediction: Utes handle the Beavers at home
Utah is playing at home and has the higher ceiling — and fewer issues to overcome. If each team plays their best game, the Utes are more talented and should win comfortably.
Pick: Utah
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