Washington State vs. Oregon State betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 4

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The Washington State Cougars (7-9, 2-1 WCC) host the Oregon State Beavers (8-8, 1-2 WCC) after winning three home games in a row. The Cougars are favored by 6.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 4, 2026. The point total for the matchup is set at 140.5.

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Washington State vs. Oregon State betting lines

  • Washington State moneyline odds to win: -302
  • Oregon State moneyline odds to win: +240
  • Spread: Washington State (-6.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Washington State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Washington State has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered two times in seven games at home, and it has covered three times in five games when playing on the road.
  • The Cougars have eclipsed the over/under more often when playing at home, hitting the over in four of seven home matchups (57.1%). On the road, they have hit the over in one of five games (20%).
  • Washington State has performed worse as a moneyline favorite at home, posting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 1-0 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Cougars have seen a downturn in scoring recently, racking up 70.2 points per game in their last 10 contests, 4.2 points fewer than the 74.4 they’ve scored this year.
  • The past 10 games have seen Washington State concede 2.5 fewer points per game (73.3) than its season-long average (75.8).
  • While the Cougars are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (8.5 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (8.6), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (35.1% from deep over the last 10, 34.4% on the season).

Washington State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-10-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 2-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (174th in nation) 45.3 (277th) 33.5 (167th) 27.1 (27th) 12.0 (320th) 13.3 (315th)

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Oregon State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Oregon State performed better against the spread at home (13-3-0) than away (4-6-0) last year.
  • Beavers games went above the over/under less often at home (10 times out of 16) than away (nine of 10) last year.
  • The Beavers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .333 (1-2) last season, and on the road it was .000 (0-5).

Recent trends

  • The Beavers are averaging 70.2 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 1.0 fewer point than their average for the season (71.2).
  • Oregon State is giving up 74.1 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 0.5 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (74.6).
  • In their last 10 games, the Beavers are making 9.6 treys per contest, 0.7 more than their season average (8.9). They also have a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (37.8%) compared to their season average (35.4%).

Oregon State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-11-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-9-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-7-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-5 (Home: 6-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (279th in nation) 43.8 (197th) 28.9 (327th) 32.1 (240th) 13.5 (242nd) 12.0 (216th)
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