Washington Huskies vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPNU

The Oregon State Beavers (3-4) will try to defeat the Washington Huskies (6-1) at Gill Coliseum on Thursday.

The Washington Huskies took the court against Seattle and walked away with a win by a score of 77-66 in their last contest. Washington ended the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (26 of 52) and made 3 out of their 13 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Huskies buried 22 of 26 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 32 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 32.9% from the field on 24 out of 73 shooting. Seattle doled out 12 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Seattle had 37 boards (17 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Seattle ended up going 100.0% at the free throw line by burying 8 of their 8 attempts. They buried 10 out of their 40 tries from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Huskies walked away with 13 while Seattle totaled 20 personal fouls.

Braxton Meah is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished with 18 points on 7 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. He went 100.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Washington enters this one with a record of 6-1 on the season. They are averaging 70.4 points per contest (233rd in college basketball) while hitting 44.3% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (38 of 117) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 36.1 boards per game and has accumulated 67 dimes so far this season, which is 338th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They rank 147th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 81 relinquished on the season. The Huskies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.0% (160 of 421) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 25.7% on shots from distance while they are 79th in college basketball in PPG allowed (63.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oregon State Beavers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-71 when they played Portland State. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Oregon State allowed Portland State to pull down 31 in total (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 37.5% from distance by going 9 of 24 and ended up going 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Beavers allowed Portland State to make 30 out of 64 attempts from the field which had them at 46.9% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Beavers ended up going 21 for 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Oregon State knocked down 4 out of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.8%. Portland State earned 24 personal fouls for the game which got the Beavers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Beavers pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 28 for the contest.

Jordan Pope ended up being important for the Beavers for the game. He accumulated 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the matchup. He made 6 of 10 for the matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Oregon State has a mark of 3-4 for the year. The Beavers commit 18.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.4 times per contest (251st in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. Oregon State has accumulated 472 points this year (67.4 per game) and they snag 33.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Beavers are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks 149th in the nation.

The Oregon State defense gives up 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (47 of 144) and their opponents are connecting on 79.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.9 assists and 33.1 boards per game, which is ranked 160th and 124th in those categories. The Beavers on the defensive side of the court are 169th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are able to force 11.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (78th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon State

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