Colorado Buffaloes vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: fuboTV

The Oregon State Beavers (8-12) host the Colorado Buffaloes (12-9) at Gill Coliseum on Saturday.

The Colorado Buffaloes faced Washington State and went home with a win by a final score of 58-55 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Buffaloes left the arena with 16 while Washington State totaled 20 fouls. They also made 4 of their 16 attempts from 3-point land. Washington State walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 15 shots. On top of that, Washington State snagged 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Washington State recorded 7 assists and had 7 steals in this game. When talking about defending, Colorado allowed 39.2% from the floor on 20 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Buffaloes converted 14 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 60.9%. Colorado ended having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (21 out of 42) and converted 2 of their 7 three-point attempts.

Tristan Da Silva is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He recorded 27 points on 11 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and collected 2 boards. He ended up shooting 84.6% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Colorado heads into this one with a record of 12-9 for the campaign. They turn it over 14.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Colorado is pulling in 38.3 rebounds per contest and has 280 dimes for the season, which is 158th in the country in terms of passing. The Buffaloes are shooting 31.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (130 of 413) and 66.9% from the free throw line. They average 72.2 points per contest (165th in the nation) while shooting 44.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Buffaloes are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are 37th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 213 conceded this year. The Buffaloes are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.6% (500 of 1,202) and they relinquish 33.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 100th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (66.6).

In their last game, the Oregon State Beavers took home the win by a final score of 68-48 when they played California. The Beavers were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the matchup. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. California committed 11 fouls for this contest which took the Beavers to the charity stripe for 6 tries. They were able to bury 1 of those for a percentage of 16.7%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Oregon State converted 13 of 24 attempts (54.2%). When all was said and done, the Beavers finished shooting 27 for 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.0%. The Beavers allowed California to bury 18 of 48 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.5% in the game. They wrapped up this game 20.0% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 15 and ended up going 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, Oregon State allowed California to collect 21 in all (3 on the offensive side).

Jordan Pope ended up having an impact for the Beavers in this game. He earned 19 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists in this game. He made 8 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Oregon State has a win-loss mark of 8-12 on the season. As an offense, the Beavers are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which is 265th in college hoops. Oregon State has scored 1,276 pts so far this season (63.8 per game) and they pull down 31.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.4 times per contest (314th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.7 times per contest. The Beavers have committed 18.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The Beavers on the defensive end are ranked 108th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 66.8. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (121st in college basketball). The Oregon State defense allows 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (135 of 420) and opponents are converting on 73.1% of their foul shots. They allow 12.9 dimes and 33.0 rebounds every game, ranking them 204th and 108th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon State

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