- The No. 11-seed Oregon State Beavers look to continue their dream run against the 2-seed Houston Cougars as a 7.5-point underdog.
- Houston is listed as a -360 moneyline favorite with Oregon State available for +280 in this matchup, with the winner earning a trip to the Final Four.
INDIANAPOLIS – With only eight teams remaining, the Oregon State Beavers and the Houston Cougars look to punch a ticket to the Final Four.
Fresh off an exciting round in the Sweet Sixteen, the Pac-12 and American Conference champions will match up in the first game of the Elite Eight.
Betting odds for the game are now available on online sportsbooks, with Houston coming in as the strong favorite to make their first Final Four since 1984.
Oregon State Beavers vs. Houston Cougars Odds – 3/29/21 7:15 p.m. EST
- Moneyline: Oregon State (12) +280, Houston (2) -360
- Spread: HOU -7.5
- Over/Under: 129.0
The 12-seeded Beavers of Oregon State have been one of the darlings of the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
The Beavers were picked preseason to finish dead last in the Pac-12, and finished the regular season with a record of 17-12.
Oregon State was looking at an empty schedule for the month of March, if not for a miracle run that saw them win the Pac-12 tournament, earning the automatic bid into March Madness.
Since then, the Beavers have knocked off the 5-seed Tennessee Volunteers, the 4-seed Oklahoma State Cowboys and top NBA prospect Cade Cunningham, and the 8-seeded Loyola Ramblers.
Not only have the Beavers won six in a row, but they also covered the spread in all six of those wins, being one of the most profitable teams in college basketball.
Now, that will all be put to the test in this battle with the Houston Cougars and their formidable physicality.
While the Beavers are on a six-game streak, the Cougars come in winners of ten in a row.
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Houston dominated the AAC tournament, and held the Syracuse Orange to their lowest-scoring game in school history in the last round, allowing just 46 points.
Houston crashes the glass to the rune of 40.9 rebounds per game while allowing an average of just 57.5 points to their opponents.
In Saturday's #MarchMadness Elite Eight win over Syracuse, Cougar defense set two school records in NCAA Tournament play
• Fewest points allowed – 46
• Lowest FG% allowed – 28.0 (14-of-50)#ForTheCity x #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/SzPgDI5Ju9— Houston Men's Hoops 🏀 🐾 (@UHCougarMBK) March 28, 2021
They get their points on offense from the perimeter, led by sharpshooter Quinten Grimes.
Those looking to bet on March Madness will have a tough time picking against Houston, but the Beavers of Oregon State have shown they have what it takes to be the next surprise team to crash the Final Four.
Jimmy Reinman honed his skills across various mediums including print, radio, and broadcast before bringing his arsenal of knowledge to the team here at USAOnlineSportsbooks in 2020. When he’s not writing, you can find him in a state of focused stress on any College Football Saturday, or maniacally constructing NBA parlays on a cool spring evening.
