College Basketball Betting: Utah vs. Oregon Odds, Pac-12 Championship Preview

It was not easy for either of the top two seeds to get to Saturday’s Pac-12 tournament championship game, as both needed to work overtime to get here.

The top-seeded Oregon Ducks (27-6) will now try to beat the second-seeded Utah Utes (26-7) for the seventh straight time after going 5-1 against the spread in the previous six meetings. Oregon opened as a slim one-point betting favorite for Saturday.

Oregon has also won nine of the past 10 head-to-head matchups with a 7-3 mark ATS since Utah joined the conference for the 2011-12 season.

The Ducks won both meetings with the Utes this year by double digits but have to consider themselves fortunate to be back playing for the tournament title after blowing a seven-point lead in the final 20 seconds of regulation against the fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats on Friday.

Oregon closed as a consensus one-point underdog versus Arizona in the semifinals at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark and was able to close out its opponent in the extra session en route to a 95-89 victory.

While Arizona was unable to convert its remarkable comeback into a win, Utah did just that against the third-seeded California Golden Bears following a game-tying layup by Lorenzo Bonam with one second left in regulation that saw him travel the length of the court in less than 4.3 seconds.

The Utes trailed the Golden Bears 56-49 with 6:21 remaining but slowly closed the gap before taking the lead in the last minute. The teams traded baskets and free throws before heading to OT, where Utah took control and held on for an 82-78 victory to cover as 2.5-point chalk.

Both teams will likely be a bit tired heading into the Pac-12 title game, which could obviously impact the tempo here. And if their recent meetings and current form are any indication, bettors can expect a low-scoring affair.

The under has cashed in each of the past six meetings, according to the OddsShark College Basketball Database, with the high-scoring Ducks topping 70 points in only the previous two.

Their win over the Wildcats also ended a streak of five consecutive unders overall, and the Utes had seen the under go on a 4-0 run as well before beating Cal.