Santa Clara vs. Oregon State betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 28

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The Santa Clara Broncos (9-4, 0-0 WCC) hit the road in WCC action against the Oregon State Beavers (7-6, 0-0 WCC) on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET. The Broncos are favored by 6.5 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 150.5 points.

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Santa Clara Cover -6.5 vs Oregon State -110

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Santa Clara vs. Oregon State betting lines

  • Santa Clara moneyline odds to win: -279
  • Oregon State moneyline odds to win: +226
  • Spread: Santa Clara (-6.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Santa Clara statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Santa Clara did a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (7-4-0) than it did in home games (7-8-0) last year.
  • The Broncos went over the total less consistently when playing at home last year, hitting the over in seven of 15 home matchups (46.7%). In away games, they hit the over in six of 11 games (54.5%).
  • Santa Clara won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 11-2 (.846). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 4-1 (.800).

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Broncos were 21st-best in the country on offense (81.9 points scored per game) and ranked 209th defensively (73.0 points conceded).
  • Santa Clara was 43rd in the nation in rebounds per game (34.7) and 99th in rebounds allowed (30.0) last year.
  • Last season the Broncos were eighth-best in the country in assists with 17.3 per game.

Santa Clara betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (232nd in nation) 43.4 (171st) 33.5 (168th) 29.2 (98th) 18.2 (33rd) 11.7 (189th)

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Oregon State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Oregon State had a better winning percentage at home (.812, 13-3-0 record) than away (.400, 4-6-0).
  • Beavers games finished above the over/under 62.5% of the time at home (10 of 16) last year, and 90% of the time on the road (nine of 10).
  • The Beavers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .333 (1-2) last year, and away it was .000 (0-5).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Beavers averaged 76.2 points per game (110th-ranked in college basketball) last season. They gave up 69.0 points per contest on defense (81st-ranked).
  • Oregon State ranked eighth-best in the nation by allowing only 26.7 rebounds per game. It ranked 239th in college basketball by averaging 30.9 boards per contest.
  • The Beavers ranked 105th in college basketball with 14.5 dimes per game.

Oregon State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-9-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 2-9-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-5 (Home: 6-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (255th in nation) 42.0 (110th) 30.1 (300th) 32.2 (242nd) 13.8 (220th) 12.1 (223rd)
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