Oregon State looks to cover the Beavers-Cardinal pointspread on Thursday and improve its overall 13-13 mark when they host Stanford in college basketball wagering action.

The Beavers bring a 13-13 record (11-10-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 15-11 Cardinal, who are 10-14 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Oregon State go 7-13 so far and the Cardinal go 10-11.



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Betting Line:
The Beavers were listed as 1-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at Sportsbook, where the total was expected shortly.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 116 (Beavers) and the No. 61 (Cardinal) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 74-73 result in favor of the Cardinal has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Oregon State's No. 52 nationally ranked offense (73.3 points per game) against a Cardinal defense that sits as the No. 147 at 65.3 PPG. The Beavers have been averaging 45.3% from the field, more than the Cardinal have managed so far this season (41.2% on average).

Defensively, Stanford features the nation's No. 153-rated defense on the road, allowing 68.6 points per game. Oregon State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 77 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Stanford was an 88-80 loser at home against UCLA. They failed to cover the 4.5-point spread as favorites. The Cardinal got 22 points from Dwight Powell, but it was UCLA that prevailed in an 88-80 final on Saturday at Maples Pavilion.

Oregon State was a 72-62 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Washington. They failed to cover the 5-point spread as underdogs. Oregon State suffered a 72-62 loss against Washington on Saturday, getting 19 points from Roberto Nelson in a losing effort at Alaska Airlines Arena.


Stanford Cardinal Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Oregon are 6-4
After playing UCLA are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Oregon State Beavers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing California are 3-7
After playing Washington are 1-9
After a loss are 4-6

A few Cardinal at Beavers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Stanford's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oregon State
Stanford is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Oregon State
Stanford is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oregon State's last 5 games when playing Stanford
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oregon State's last 8 games when playing at home against Stanford
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oregon State's last 10 games
Oregon State is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home


Next up:
Stanford at Oregon, Saturday, February 23
Oregon State home to California, Saturday, February 23