The Oregon State Beavers and the Charleston Cougars meet Sunday in college basketball action from Stan Sheriff Center. Here’s a Charleston vs Oregon State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Charleston vs Oregon State pick.
Oregon State Beavers Betting Preview
Oregon State’s season kicked off on a nice 4-0 run before consecutive losses versus Oregon and North Texas. Since then it’s been another 4-0 stretch with wins over UC Davis, Idaho, UC Irvine and Sacramento State.
In the Sac State matchup on Tuesday, the Beavers came out of the break with a 30-20 edge. Oregon State kept it up in the second with a 52-25 run and won easily 82-45. Leading team scorer Michael Rataj finished with a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards.
Charleston Cougars Betting Preview
Over on the Charleston side, they opened up the year with a 3-0 run then lost two of three versus Liberty and Rhode Island. The Cougars have beaten Northern Kentucky, Tusculum, Saint Joseph’s and Wofford since then.
Matched up against Wofford on Monday, the Cougars were all tied up 34-34 going into the second half. Charleston hit a 43-33 run the rest of the way in a 77-67 win. Ante Brzovic led the team on 21 points with seven boards and six assists.
Why the College of Charleston Cougars will win
- Oregon State has lost each of its last 12 games played at neutral venues.
- College of Charleston has won 20 of its last 22 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Oregon State has lost the first half in each of its last 12 games played at neutral venues.
Why the Oregon State Beavers will win
- Oregon State has won each of its last five day games against non-Conference opponents.
- College of Charleston has lost six of its last eight day games played at neutral venues.
- Oregon State has won the first half in each of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Charleston vs Oregon State Prediction
I might take a stab on Charleston here, but I wouldn’t mind the line being a little thicker. The Cougars had a little trouble shaking off a pesky Wofford team in their last game—despite holding the Terriers to just 33.3 percent shooting. Charleston was out-rebounded 48-36 in that one (22-8 offensively) which could get them into major trouble on Sunday. That said, the Cougars have scored well over this four-game win streak with 77 or more points in each outing.
As for Oregon State, they rolled right past Sac State in their last outing on 53.7 percent shooting and 37 rebounds. The Beavers have posted 78 or more points in three of the last four (67 in the outlier—all wins), and they were within three points in both losses this year. Covering here will be a tall order for Charleston, but I think it’s doable if the Cougars play well.