Portland State Vikings vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 11/10/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Portland State Vikings vs Oregon State Beavers
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR
TV: PAC12
Gill Coliseum is the location where the Oregon State Beavers (20-13 last season) will take on the Portland State Vikings (9-13 last year) on Wednesday.
The Portland State Vikings took the court against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and took a loss by a score of 77-66 in their last contest. Portland State finished the game having earned a 33.9% FG percentage (19 of 56) and made 6 of 30 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Vikings buried 22 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 7 dimes in this matchup while forcing 19 turnovers and having 10 steals. In reference to the defense, Portland State allowed the other team to go 58.7% from the field on 27 out of 46 shooting. Northern Arizona distributed 17 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Northern Arizona snagged 29 boards (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northern Arizona finished the contest at 45.8% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 24 shots. They also buried 12 out of their 16 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Vikings ended up with 23 while the Lumberjacks accounted for 25 personal fouls.
Khalid Thomas is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played 34 mins and collected 7 boards. He notched 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting.
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Portland State enters this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 9-13 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a team committed 20.1 fouls per contest. As a basketball team, Portland State grabbed 37.8 rebounds per contest and tallied 247 dimes over the course of last year, which ranked 277th in the nation in terms of passing. The Vikings hit on 29.4% from downtown (152 of 517) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. They averaged 68.7 pts per game (246th in Division 1) on 39.9% from the floor.
On defense, the Vikings forced 16.4 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.0 fouls. They relinquished 36.3% on shots from distance and they ranked 64th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (66.5). The Vikings defensively gave up a FG percentage of 43.7% (498 of 1,140) and they relinquished 34.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They were ranked 106th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 273 relinquished over the course of last season.
When they last stepped on the court, the Oregon State Beavers took a loss by a score of 67-61 against the Houston Cougars. The Beavers recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. The Cougars earned 12 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Beavers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 55.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Oregon State knocked down 6 of their 16 tries (37.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Beavers ended up shooting 22 for 47 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8%. The Beavers allowed the Cougars to convert 20 of 62 tries from the field which had them at 32.3% in the matchup. They went 34.4% from distance via 11 of 32 and ended up going 16 out of 24 at the charity stripe (66.7%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Oregon State permitted Houston to pull down 38 in all (18 on the offensive glass).
Maurice Calloo was important for the Beavers in the matchup. He converted 4 out of 7 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He totaled 13 points in his 13 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.
Oregon State had a mark of 20-13 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Beavers connected on 43.6% from the floor, which ranked 205th in the nation. Oregon State earned 2,325 pts over the course of last season (70.5 per game) and they collected 34.3 rebounds per game. They assisted teammates 14.5 times per game (86th in the nation) and they coughed up possession 11.6 times per contest. The Beavers were responsible for committing 18.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe.
The Oregon State defense conceded 30.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (210 of 699) and opponents made 72.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 12.5 assists and 33.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 138th and 112th in the country. The Beavers on the defensive side of the court were 98th in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.6. They were able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (123rd in college basketball).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oregon State
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