Idaho State Bengals vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Idaho State Bengals vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: PAC12

The Idaho State Bengals (4-6) are traveling to Gill Coliseum on Thursday where they will go up against the Oregon State Beavers (7-3).

The Idaho State Bengals faced off with Southern Utah and took a loss by a score of 82-74 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Bengals finished with 17 and Southern Utah accumulated 16 fouls. They also buried 4 out of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. Southern Utah walked away from this one shooting 70.6% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 17 attempts. In addition, Southern Utah collected 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Southern Utah distributed 16 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Idaho State allowed their opponent to shoot 53.2% from the floor on 33 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes for the matchup while creating 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bengals made 7 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Idaho State finished having earned a 57.4% FG percentage (31 of 54) and made 5 of their 14 shots from downtown.

Kiree Huie is a guy who was important in the matchup. He ended up shooting 83.3% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also snagged 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 10 out of 12 shooting.

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Idaho State will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 4-6 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Idaho State is collecting 33.6 boards per game and has 127 dimes so far this season, which is 280th in the country in terms of passing. The Bengals are connecting on 31.6% on 3-pointers (60 of 190) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.4 pts per game (291st in college hoops) on 48.4% from the field.

On defense, the Bengals are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 27.6% from 3-point land while they are 55th in the country in points per game allowed (65.2). The Bengals defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (248 of 554) and they surrender 30.3 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 73rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 117 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Oregon State Beavers went home victorious with a score of 66-65 against UTSA. The Beavers snagged 25 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. UTSA had 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Beavers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Oregon State converted 7 of 15 attempts (46.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Beavers went 26 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.8%. The Beavers permitted UTSA to knock down 26 of 60 tries from the floor which had them at 43.3% in the game. They finished 36.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 25 and ended up shooting 4 out of 9 from the charity stripe (44.4%). In reference to how they rebounded, Oregon State allowed UTSA to get 32 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Jordan Pope ended up being a major contributor for the Beavers in this game. He tallied 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes for the game. He converted 7 of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Oregon State has a record of 7-3 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Beavers are connecting on 43.2% from the field, which ranks 261st in Division 1. Oregon State has tallied 711 points so far this year (71.1 per game) and they grab 36.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per game (293rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The Beavers are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per game and they connect on 75.5% from the free throw line.

The Oregon State defense gives up 31.1% on 3-pointers (75 of 241) and their opposition makes 68.3% of their foul shots. They allow 13.5 dimes and 35.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 248th and 209th in Division 1. The Beavers on the defensive end are ranked 170th in the country in PPG given up with 70.3. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the floor (73rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Idaho State

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