Oregon State Beavers vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 1/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: Youtube TV

The Stanford Cardinal (5-12) are hosting the Oregon State Beavers (7-11) at Maples Pavilion on Thursday.

The Oregon State Beavers played Arizona State and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-69 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Beavers walked away with 21 and Arizona State finished the game with 19 fouls. They also converted 8 of their 18 shots from downtown. Arizona State ended up going 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 27 attempts. In addition, Arizona State collected 26 boards (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Arizona State recorded 8 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Oregon State allowed their opponent to shoot 49.0% from the floor on 24 out of 49 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 24 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Beavers converted 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Oregon State finished having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 out of 56) and buried 10 of their 24 three-point attempts.

Michael Rataj is a player who was a contributor in this game. He racked up 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Oregon State enters this contest with a record of 7-11 for the year. They currently have an average of 64.6 points per contest (339th in the country) on 42.9% from the field. The Beavers are shooting 33.0% on shots from distance (111 of 336) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon State is grabbing 31.3 boards per game and has earned 209 dimes on the season, which is 307th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Beavers are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They surrender 32.5% on shots from downtown and they are 139th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (67.8). The Beavers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.2% (419 of 994) and they relinquish 33.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 185th in the nation in allowing assists with 232 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Stanford Cardinal walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-59 when they played Washington State. The Cardinal corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. Washington State had 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Stanford knocked down 7 out of their 18 tries (38.9%). Overall, the Cardinal finished 22 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. The Cardinal allowed Washington State to knock down 22 of their 48 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8% in this matchup. They finished shooting 37.0% from three-point range by going 10 of 27 and ended up going 6 out of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). In reference to rebounding, Stanford allowed Washington State to grab 22 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Maxime Raynaud ended up having an impact for the Cardinal in this game. He tallied 16 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He knocked down 6 of 9 in the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Stanford has a record of 5-12 for the year. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per contest (200th in the country) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest. Stanford has totaled 1,152 pts this year (67.8 per contest) and they collect 34.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinal are shooting 43.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 254th in the country.

The Cardinal on the defensive end are ranked 128th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 67.5. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (306th in the nation). The Stanford defense gives up 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (122 of 347) and their opposition knocks down 72.7% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.1 dimes and 31.1 rebounds per game, which ranks them 215th and 29th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon State

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