Pac - 10 Betting Odds - Arizona State Sun Devils at Oregon Ducks
by Charles Jay
BetUS NCAA college basketball betting odds: OREGON -5.5, Total 139.5
It might be the Pac-10's version of a "Texas Death Match" on Thursday night at the McArthur Court in Eugene, as the Oregon Ducks (16-12 SU, 14-12 ATS) play host to the Arizona State Sun Devils (18-10 SU, 13-11 ATS). That's because the loser of this game might as well go home, at least as far as NCAA tournament eligibility is concerned. Scheduled tipoff is 9 PM ET.
In the BetUS NCAA college basketball betting odds, Oregon is listed as a 5.5-point favorite, with a total of 139.5 points.
Here are some of the NCAA college basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* ASU has lost eight of its last 12 games SU
* ASU has played four of its last six games OVER the total
* ASU has covered two of its last six road games
* ASU has lost 18 of its last 23 road games SU
* ASU has played 14 of its last 19 road games UNDER the total
* ORE has covered four of its last six games
* ORE has lost eight of its last 12 games SU
* ORE has covered one of its last five home games
* ORE has won 19 of its last 22 home games SU
* ORE has played five of its last seven home games UNDER the total
* ASU has covered six of the last eight meetings
* ORE has won four of the last five meetings SU
* Four of the last five meetings have gone UNDER the total
* ASU has covered six of the last nine meetings as the road team
* ORE has had the shooting edge in five of the last six meetings
Arizona State started out like a house afire this season, winning 14 of its first 16 games and getting off to a 4-0 conference record that saw Herb Sendek's team make it into the Top 25. But this team has noticeably fizzled, dropping wight of its last twelve to put post-season hopes in jeopardy. ASU kept itself alive for the at-large berth with a 14-point win against USC on Saturday. Of course, that was in Tempe, but you know, the Sun Devils have scored a few significant road wins, beating California. And the Ducks are only slightly above that class.
Oregon has disappointed, with a 7-9 record in the conference. And though they've had a rugged home stretch, they haven't exactly shined, with only a win over lowly USC.
We realize that Arizona State has a team dominated by contributions by freshmen. But when these teams met previously, it was the Sun Devils who were able to impose their version of tempo, registering a 62-54 win that represented NCAA basketball betting odds.
JAY'S PLAY: ARIZONA STATE
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(Charles Jay of http://www.eBookies.com gives it the old college try as a regular contributor to the BetUS Locker Room)
