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The season-ending knee injury to USC forward Bennie Boatwright (13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds) removes a lot of numbers from the Trojans' lineup. They played four games without him earlier this season and won just once against the spread. Oregon State has dug itself a deep hole this year. Though most trends treat the Beavers unfavorably for this matchup, they have been competitive in conference play and figure to capitalize on Boatwright's absence.
This is more a play against USC than on Oregon State. In his fifth year with the Trojans, Andy Enfield has improved the program. He has his best offensive team, but also his worst defensive one. They were ranked in the Top 25 at the beginning of the season, but are now without injured forward Bennie Boatwright, who's worth 2.5 points a game. The Beavers do just enough to hang around the top Pac 12 teams. I really like Wayne Tinkle, and his son Tres is a coach on the floor. Oregon State lost at home to USC earlier this season in a game it led most of the second half, only to see the Trojans pull away at the end.