San Francisco vs. Oregon State betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The San Francisco Dons (15-5, 5-2 WCC) host the Oregon State Beavers (14-5, 4-2 WCC) after winning eight straight home games. The Dons are favored by 4 points in the matchup, which tips at 10:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 140.5 points.

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San Francisco Cover -4 vs Oregon State -110

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San Francisco vs. Oregon State betting lines

  • San Francisco moneyline odds to win: -188
  • Oregon State moneyline odds to win: +156
  • Spread: San Francisco (-4)
  • Total: 140.5

San Francisco statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • San Francisco has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered five times in nine opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered one time in five opportunities in away games.
  • The Dons have eclipsed the total in a higher percentage of games at home (44.4%) than away games (40%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, San Francisco has an identical winning percentage at home compared to when playing on the road (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Dons have seen a downturn in scoring recently, racking up 76.4 points per game in their last 10 outings, 0.5 points fewer than the 76.9 they’ve scored this season.
  • San Francisco’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (73.2) is 5.8 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (67.4).
  • While the Dons are hitting more threes per game over their past 10 contests (10.0 per game) when compared to their season-long average (9.1), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (34.5% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 34.7% on the season).

San Francisco betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4+: 6-4-0 (As Favorite: 7-6-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (98th in nation) 41.9 (101st) 33.0 (151st) 29.6 (104th) 14.4 (140th) 12.1 (246th)

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Oregon State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Oregon State is 9-1-0 at home against the spread (.900 winning percentage). Away, it is 3-1-0 ATS (.750).
  • Beavers games have gone above the over/under less frequently at home (five times out of 10) than away (three of four) this year.
  • This season the Beavers are 1-1 at home when moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-2 (.000).

Recent trends

  • The Beavers are compiling 80.2 points per game in their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 78.3.
  • Oregon State has performed worse defensively over its last 10 games, surrendering 70.3 points per contest, 5.7 more points than its season average of 64.6.
  • The Beavers are draining 8.1 three-pointers per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (7.9). That said, they sport a worse shooting percentage from beyond the arc over their previous 10 contests (37.7%) compared to their season average (38.1%).

Oregon State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-4-0 (Home: 9-1-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 9-3-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-7-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.2 (16th in nation) 40.2 (38th) 32.2 (205th) 27.1 (15th) 15.8 (74th) 10.8 (118th)
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