Oregon State Beavers vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: PAC12

The UCLA Bruins (10-1) will try to defeat the Oregon State Beavers (3-11) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday.

The Oregon State Beavers stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon and took a loss by a score of 78-76 in their last game. Oregon State walked away from the contest having earned a 53.4% field goal percentage (31 of 58) and knocked down 2 of their 16 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Beavers knocked down 12 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 26 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. In reference to defense, Oregon State allowed the other team to go 45.6% from the floor on 31 out of 68 shooting. Oregon recorded 15 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. Additionally, Oregon grabbed 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oregon walked away from this one shooting 44.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 18 tries. They knocked down 8 of their 26 shots from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Beavers ended up with 20 while Oregon accounted for 16 fouls.

Roman Silva is someone who played a role in this game. He went 100.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He saw the court for 25 mins played and also collected 9 rebounds. He totaled 12 points on 5 of 5 shooting.

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Oregon State will play this contest with a mark of 3-11 so far this season. They currently have an average of 69.3 points per contest (252nd in college basketball) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Beavers are hitting 30.2% from downtown (70 of 232) and 68.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Oregon State is grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game and has earned 173 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 264th in college basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Beavers have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are 200th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 187 surrendered this year. The Beavers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (369 of 833) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.3% on three-point shots and they rank 278th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.8).

For their last game, the UCLA Bruins took home the win by a final score of 60-52 when they played California. The Bruins were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. California was called for 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.6%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, UCLA converted 4 out of their 18 tries (22.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bruins walked away from this one shooting 22 for 49 from the field which had them sitting at 44.9%. The Bruins allowed California to make 23 out of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.4% for the matchup. They finished shooting 7.1% from distance by hitting 1 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 7 from the free throw line (71.4%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, UCLA permitted California to pull down 34 in all (10 offensive).

Tyger Campbell was important for the Bruins in this game. He converted 7 out of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 4 assists in the matchup.

UCLA has a record of 10-1 this year. The Bruins are responsible for committing 15.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 69.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per contest (62nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.6 times per game. UCLA has accounted for 886 points for the year (80.5 per contest) and they average 39.8 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bruins are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which is 114th in college basketball.

The UCLA defense gives up 31.9% on shots from distance (74 of 232) and opponents are knocking down 69.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.4 assists and 32.5 rebounds per game, ranking them 163rd and 86th in college basketball. The Bruins defensively are ranked 100th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 65.5. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (149th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UCLA

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