Oregon State Beavers vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 2/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: fuboTV

Desert Financial Arena is the site where the Arizona State Sun Devils (15-7) will play the Oregon State Beavers (9-13) on Thursday.

The Oregon State Beavers stepped onto the hardwood against Colorado and took home the win by a score of 60-52 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Beavers ended up finishing with 13 and Colorado accounted for 18 fouls. They also made 7 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. Colorado finished the contest at 42.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 3 of 7 attempts. Additionally, Colorado grabbed 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Colorado doled out 10 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In the matter of the defense, Oregon State allowed the other team to shoot 35.0% from the field on 21 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Beavers knocked down 17 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. Oregon State ended the contest with a 38.3% field goal percentage (18 of 47) and made 7 of their 18 shots from downtown.

Jordan Pope is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished shooting 46.7% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played 36 mins and grabbed 1 board. He racked up 19 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Oregon State comes into this one with a mark of 9-13 this season. They are averaging 62.7 points per contest (346th in the country) on 42.5% from the floor. The Beavers are connecting on 33.6% on three-point attempts (140 of 417) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon State is pulling in 31.1 boards per game and has accounted for 242 dimes this year, which has them ranked 330th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Beavers have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.9% on 3-pointers while they are 77th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.9). The Beavers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (506 of 1,213) and they concede 33.4 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 196th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 284 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arizona State Sun Devils took a loss by a final score of 75-58 against Washington State. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona State permitted Washington State to get 42 in all (15 offensive). They went 41.2% from three-point range by connecting on 14 of 34 and ended up shooting 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). The Sun Devils permitted Washington State to convert 24 of 65 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 36.9% for the game. When the game finished, the Sun Devils finished 19 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 33.9%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Arizona State made 5 out of 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 78.9%. Washington State earned 15 fouls for this contest which got the Sun Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Sun Devils recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this game.

Frankie Collins ended up being important for the Sun Devils for the contest. He recorded 16 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 5 of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Arizona State has a mark of 15-7 on the campaign. The Sun Devils are committing 18.6 fouls per game and they connect on 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.8 times per contest (80th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. Arizona State has totaled 1,574 pts for the season (71.5 per game) and they snag 38.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Sun Devils are shooting 42.1% from the floor, which is ranked 305th in college basketball.

The Sun Devils defensively are ranked 113th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.0. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 38.7% from the floor (10th in D-1). The Arizona State defense allows 32.6% on shots from distance (167 of 512) and their opposition knocks down 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.3 dimes and 38.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 156th and 352nd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona State

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