The Oregon State Beavers will try to pay off for their supporters on Thursday when they play host to the Bison at Gill Coliseum in NCAAB action.

The Bison will try to spoil to the party on Thursday; they are 0-0 ATS against the number this season, while the Beavers are 5-1-1 ATS. Howard is 0-0 on the totals; Oregon State is 3-4.



View Howard vs Oregon State Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 223 (Beavers) and the No. 230 (Bison) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 84-64 result in favor of the Beavers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Oregon State's No. 227-rated squad against Howard's No. 181-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Oregon State rates No. 219 in the country with 5.7 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 322 nationally with 4 per match.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Howard owns the country's No. 96-rated mark, allowing 65.8 points per game on the highway. Oregon State, on the other hand, rates No. 36 in scoring at home.

Howard was a 73-71 loser in their most recent outing at home against St. Francis NY. Mike Phillips scored 16 points in a futile effort to lead the Bison to a win (they lost 73-71 to St. Francis NY at Burr Gymnasium on Monday).

In their last action, Oregon State was a 95-53 Sportsbook at home against Illinois-Chicago. They covered the 18.5–point spread as favorites. The battle between the Beavers and Flames didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Illinois-Chicago was handed a 95-53 defeat on Tuesday at Gill Coliseum.


Oregon State Beavers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Portland State are 3-1
After playing Illinois-Chicago are 2-0
After a win are 4-6

A few Bison at Beavers trends to consider:
Oregon State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oregon State's last 5 games
Oregon State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games


Next up:
Howard at Indiana, Monday, December 19
Oregon State home to Portland State, Sunday, December 18