Oregon State Beavers vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 3/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: Pac 12 Network

The Oregon State Beavers (11-20) are en route to T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils (20-11).

The Oregon State Beavers took the court against California and notched a win by a score of 69-66 in their last game. Oregon State ended the game with a 42.6% FG percentage (20 of 47) and buried 5 of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Beavers converted 24 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 82.8%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 26 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 assists for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about defending, Oregon State let their opponent shoot 45.8% from the floor on 22 out of 48 shooting. California doled out 7 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Additionally, California collected 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. California walked away from this one shooting 68.0% from the free throw line by making 17 of 25 tries. They knocked down 5 of their 12 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Beavers ended up finishing with 20 and California had 20 fouls.

Glenn Taylor is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He walked away with 28 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He played 36 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up going 46.2% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Oregon State comes into this one with a mark of 11-20 this year. They currently have an average of 61.4 points per outing (357th in D-1) while going 41.3% from the field. The Beavers are shooting 32.2% on shots from downtown (189 of 587) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Oregon State is pulling down 31.0 boards per game and has 317 assists on the season, which is 349th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Beavers are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 224th in the country in allowing assists with 415 relinquished on the year. The Beavers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (722 of 1,685) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 34.2% from beyond the arc while they are 93rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.1).

In their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils took a loss by a final score of 68-65 when they faced USC. When discussing attacking the glass, Arizona State allowed USC to grab 37 in total (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 18 and finished the contest at 21 out of 30 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Sun Devils allowed USC to convert 21 out of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Sun Devils shot 19 out of 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 29.2%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Arizona State converted 6 of 28 attempts (21.4%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. USC had 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Sun Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Sun Devils corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the game.

DJ Horne was important for the Sun Devils in this game. He tallied 20 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 17 in this game giving him a rate of 35.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 20-11 this year. The Sun Devils are committing 18.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.2 times per contest (105th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. Arizona State has tallied 2,192 points for the season (70.7 per game) and they grab 37.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Sun Devils are connecting on 41.8% from the field, which ranks 312th in Division 1.

The Sun Devils on the defensive end are ranked 103rd in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 67.6. They have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (12th in college basketball). The Arizona State defense concedes 33.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (239 of 716) and opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.4 assists and 38.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 166th and 357th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona State

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