Oregon State vs. Santa Clara prediction: Santa Clara favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/28/2026]

Santa Clara and Oregon State will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Leavey Center on Saturday, with tipoff at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Santa Clara as the most likely winner of the Oregon State vs. Santa Clara game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Oregon State vs. Santa Clara prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Oregon State and Santa Clara 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Santa Clara a 94% chance of defeating Oregon State. Our predicted final score has Santa Clara winning 84-67.

According to our model, Santa Clara (-16.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 153.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Oregon State vs. Santa Clara odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Oregon State vs. Santa Clara picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Santa Clara -16.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Oregon State vs. Santa Clara game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball game between Santa Clara and Oregon State at Leavey Center is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM ET.

• Who: Oregon State vs. Santa Clara
• Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026
• Time: 8:00 PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Leavey Center

Conclusion

We predict Santa Clara, with a 94% win probability, will likely beat Oregon State on Saturday.

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