Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans Prediction, 1/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans

Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPNU

The USC Trojans (13-1) will try to defeat the Oregon State Beavers (3-11) at Galen Center on Thursday.

The Oregon State Beavers faced Oregon and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-76 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Beavers ended up finishing with 20 while Oregon totaled 16 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 26 attempts from distance. Oregon finished the game at 44.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 18 tries. Additionally, Oregon collected 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Oregon totaled 15 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Oregon State allowed 45.6% from the floor on 31 of 68 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in the game while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Beavers converted 12 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Oregon State walked away from the contest with a 53.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 58) and knocked down 2 of 16 3-point attempts.

Roman Silva is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 100.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and also collected 9 boards. He racked up 12 points on 5 of 5 shooting.

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Oregon State heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-11 so far this season. They have an average of 69.3 points per outing (253rd in the nation) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor. The Beavers are shooting 30.2% on shots from distance (70 of 232) and 68.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon State is grabbing 32.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 173 dimes this year, which ranks 258th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Beavers are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are conceding 33.3% from 3-point land and they are 280th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.8). The Beavers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.3% (369 of 833) and they surrender 35.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 213th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 187 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the USC Trojans took a defeat with a final score of 75-69 when they faced Stanford. The Trojans earned 29 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the contest. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. Stanford earned 24 fouls for this contest which got the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 32 tries. They were able to convert 21 of those for a percentage of 65.6%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, USC converted 6 of their 21 attempts (28.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Trojans shot 21 out of 49 from the field which had them shooting 42.9%. The Trojans permitted Stanford to make 25 of 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.9% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 41.7% from 3-point land by hitting 10 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 21 at the charity stripe (71.4%). Regarding rebounding, USC permitted Stanford to get 30 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Isaiah Mobley pitched in for the Trojans in this game. He knocked down 3 of 5 in this game for a rate of 60.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this game.

USC has a record of 13-1 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trojans are connecting on 48.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 20th in the nation. USC has scored 1,057 pts this season (75.5 per game) and they pull in 41.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.3 times per contest (76th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.6 times per game. The Trojans are responsible for committing 14.4 fouls per contest and they hit 60.7% from the free throw line.

The Trojans defensively are ranked 32nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 61.9. They are able to force 9.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.1% from the field (3rd in college basketball). The USC defense gives up 28.6% on shots from 3-point land (92 of 322) and their opponents are knocking down 69.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 10.7 assists and 33.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 62nd and 139th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take USC

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