Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Tips: January 4th Preview, Betting Odds and NCAAB Tips

After smashing out an easy winner on Wednesday to start the new year, our resident college hoops expert Ej Garr is back at it again on Thursday with a winner in mind. With an underdog from the Pac-12 Conference going on the board, Ej expects a close battle between the Oregon State Beavers and Washington State Cougars and has many points to put in our pockets!

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• Selection: Oregon State +11
• Best Odds: 1.93
• Bookmaker: Bet365
• Stakes: 4/10

Odds are available as of January 4. Odds may now differ.

Go with our tip at bet365 In this article:

• Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Tip
• Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Game Info
• Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Trends
• Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers  Stats & Form
• Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Where to Watch
• Safer Gambling

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Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Tip

Oregon State visits for a Pac-12 Conference game on Thursday night, and this is the official last game of the night here in the United States. If you stay up, or get up, until 4 in the morning over in Europe, you are a fan because I live in New York so that’s even a late opening tip for me.

I am not going to miss this affair though, because I am expecting a much closer contest than the line setters want to lead you to believe won’t happen. At +11, that is just a disrespectful line for a Beavers squad with an equal 9 – 4 record as the Cougs, and I feel that way because of their schedule thus far in the front half of the campaign. We only have two months of Conference basketball left to go before March Madness gets here again, so these games are so important to these kids, coaches, and fans!

I am pretty impressed by the four losses for Oregon State, which might strike you as an odd comment. Although they did get crushed in their four losses, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, UCLA, and Baylor are pretty damn good this season so I am not going to hang any shame on those other than how badly they did get defeated in those games.

Now that conference play has started, Oregon State is already 1 – 1 with that loss to UCLA but the Beavers rebounded from that L with a pretty nice win over USC last time on the floor. Granted, USC is not going to overwhelm anyone in conference play this year, as they are not going to be in the discussion of the top teams battling for placement in the Pac-12 Conference Tourney. 

Regardless, I love all of these points we have to put in our pockets because +11 is just too nice to let sit there without our attention. Washington State is 1 – 3 in their last four games, and they are already 0 – 2 in conference play having lost to Utah and Colorado coming into this home game on Friel Court. 

I am aware that the Cougars are a perfect 7 – 0 at home through December, but now these games are going to be much tighter and Washington State doesn’t carry much momentum into this game. 

Defensively, the Cougs are outstanding, so that makes me think that this will be a 69 – 66 type of game, and the line setters almost agree with me when it comes to the total. I see a 133.5 being posted on the Over/Under, but that’s too close of a shave to make a play for me so we are basking in the points on the underdog after banging out a rare favourite yesterday. 

• Selection: Oregon State +11
• Best Odds: 1.93
• Bookmaker: Bet365
• Stakes: 4/10

Go with our tip at bet365

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Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers GAME INFO

• Friday, January 5
• Time: 04:00 UK Time
• Venue: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, WA

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Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Betting Lines

Cougars vs Beavers Betting Lines
Bet365 Odds	Moneyline	Over/Under	Handicap/Spread
Washington State	1.15	Over 133.5	Cougars -11
Oregon State	5.35	Under 133.5	Beavers +11

Odds available as of January 4th 2024. odds may now differ.

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Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers TRENDS

• Oregon State has hit the Team Total Under in 8 of their last 11 away games.
• Washington State has hit the 1st Hlaf Moneyline in 13 of their last 18 games at home.
• Oregon State has only hit the Moneyline in 1 of their last 12 away games.

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Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers STATS & FORM

• Washington State has dominated the series recently between these two teams, taking wins in 5 of the last 6 meetings. 
• After jumping out to an 8 – 1 start to the campaign, the Cougars return home with a 9 – 4 record having lost 3 of their last 4 games.
• The Cougars totals are 4 – 0 to the under in their last 4 games, and 6 – 1 over their last 7.
• The Cougars rank 9th in the nation on the offensive glass, and 19th overall in rebounding bringing in 27.1 balls a night.
• The Beavers are 6 – 1 over their last 7 games, and with a 9 – 4 record, they are officially playing their first true road game on the season.
• The Beavers’ offense has a lot to clean up averaging over 14 turnovers a game, which ranks them 317th in the nation. Their assists-to-turnover ratio is among the worst in the nation ranking 325th, but they still manage to put up 71.9 PPG.
• The total Over is 3 – 0 and 5 – 1 over the Beavers last 6 games.

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Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers WHERE TO WATCH

This game can be seen on ESPN+ for subscribers.

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