Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Oregon State Beavers (4-4) are headed to Galen Center on Sunday where they will take on the USC Trojans (5-3).

The Oregon State Beavers stepped onto the hardwood against Washington and took home the win by a score of 66-65 in their last game. Oregon State ended having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (22 of 49) and converted 4 of their 14 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Beavers made 18 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 78.3%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing defense, Oregon State let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 of 55 shooting. Washington doled out 14 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Washington collected 28 boards (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Washington walked away from this one shooting 81.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 16 tries. They knocked down 8 of their 26 attempts from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Beavers left the arena with 15 and Washington finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Dzmitry Ryuny is one guy who came through in the game. He shot 50.0% from the floor and earned 5 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes and totaled 9 boards. He accumulated 14 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Oregon State will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 4-4 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Oregon State is collecting 33.1 boards per game and has 103 assists on the campaign, which ranks 178th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Beavers are hitting 28.3% on shots from 3-point land (39 of 138) and 74.0% from the free throw line. They average 67.3 pts per contest (288th in D-1) on 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Beavers are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They relinquish 32.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 156th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (67.6). The Beavers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.5% (183 of 463) and they surrender 32.6 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 219th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 97 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the USC Trojans got the victory with a final of 66-51 when they played California. The Trojans collected 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. California earned 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 93.8%. With regard to three-point shots, USC made 5 out of 16 attempts (31.3%). When all was said and done, the Trojans ended up shooting 23 for 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.2%. The Trojans permitted California to make 18 of 65 tries from the field which had them sitting at 27.7% for the matchup. They finished 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 3 of 12 and finished the game at 12 of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). Concerning attacking the glass, USC allowed California to get 29 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Joshua Morgan was important for the Trojans for this contest. He made 4 out of 6 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 7 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

USC has a win-loss record of 5-3 so far this year. The Trojans are committing 17.5 fouls per contest and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per contest (166th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest. USC has accounted for 572 pts on the campaign (71.5 per game) and they snag 38.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Trojans are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 140th in the nation.

The Trojans on the defensive side of the court are 116th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.9. They have forced 11.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 36.9% from the field (24th in college hoops). The USC defense concedes 31.4% on 3-point attempts (58 of 185) and opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.5 dimes and 37.1 boards per game, which is 198th and 301st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oregon State

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