Oregon State Beavers vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 1/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs California Golden Bears

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: fuboTV

Haas Pavilion is the location where the California Golden Bears (3-16) will play the Oregon State Beavers (7-12) on Sunday.

The Oregon State Beavers faced off with Stanford and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-46 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Beavers finished with 14 and Stanford recorded 15 fouls. They buried 9 of their 26 shots from distance. Stanford went 54.5% from the free throw line by making 6 of their 11 attempts. Moreover, Stanford snagged 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Stanford earned 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. With regard to defending, Oregon State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists in the matchup while creating 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 21 with 0 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Beavers converted 11 of 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Oregon State wrapped up the game with a 34.1% field goal percentage (14 out of 41) and converted 7 of 21 three-point shots.

Glenn Taylor is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. He recorded 11 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He played for 25 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 57.1% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Oregon State enters this matchup with a record of 7-12 on the season. They are averaging 63.6 points per game (343rd in Division 1) while shooting 42.6% from the field. The Beavers are hitting 33.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (118 of 357) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon State is pulling down 31.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 215 assists this season, which is 312th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.1 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Beavers have forced 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 210th in college basketball in giving up assists with 247 surrendered on the year. The Beavers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (445 of 1,052) and they relinquish 33.3 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 32.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 140th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (67.7).

The last time they took the court, the California Golden Bears took a defeat with a final score of 87-58 when they faced Oregon. In the matter of how they rebounded, California permitted Oregon to pull down 28 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 37.5% from distance by shooting 9 of 24 and finished the contest at 16 of 19 at the charity stripe (84.2%). The Golden Bears permitted Oregon to bury 31 out of their 52 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 59.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Golden Bears walked away from this one shooting 22 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, California knocked down 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.9%. Oregon committed 12 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 1 steal in this game. The Golden Bears recorded 15 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 for this game.

ND Okafor ended up being a factor for the Golden Bears for the contest. He had 10 points in his 19 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 5 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and had 1 rebound.

California has a record of 3-16 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Bears are hitting on 41.9% from the field, which ranks them 312th in college basketball. California has totaled 1,171 pts on the year (61.6 per contest) and they pull in 31.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 10.2 times per contest (354th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. The Golden Bears are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls per game and they go 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The California defense concedes 32.0% on 3-point shots (124 of 388) and their opponents are making 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.9 assists and 32.9 boards per game, which ranks 204th and 110th in the country. The Golden Bears are ranked 159th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 68.4. They are forcing 10.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (289th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take California

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