UCLA Bruins vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 2/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The UCLA Bruins (19-4) are hitting the road to Gill Coliseum on Thursday where they will play the Oregon State Beavers (9-15).

The UCLA Bruins faced off with Washington State and walked away with a win by a score of 76-52 in their last contest. UCLA wrapped up the game with a 48.4% field goal percentage (30 out of 62) and made 9 of their 22 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bruins converted 7 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 63.6%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 18 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, UCLA allowed their opponent to shoot 30.9% from the floor on 17 out of 55 shooting. Washington State doled out 11 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In addition, Washington State snagged 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Washington State finished 64.3% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 14 attempts. They converted 9 out of their 27 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Bruins ended up finishing with 14 and Washington State totaled 11 personal fouls.

Jaime Jaquez is one player who came through for this contest. He accounted for 24 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and also pulled down 15 boards. He shot 52.9% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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UCLA will play this game with a win-loss mark of 19-4 this year. They are turning it over 10.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.4 fouls every game. As a team, UCLA is pulling in 35.9 boards per game and has totaled 344 dimes for the campaign, which is 101st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bruins are connecting on 35.8% on three-point attempts (146 of 408) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.7 pts per game (117th in college basketball) while going 46.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bruins are able to force 16.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are 80th in D-1 in allowing assists with 270 conceded so far this year. The Bruins defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.0% (505 of 1,232) and they relinquish 31.7 boards per game as a unit. They give up 30.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 9th in college hoops in points per game allowed (60.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oregon State Beavers took a defeat with a final score of 84-52 against Arizona. The Beavers earned 17 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. Arizona was called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Beavers to the free throw line for 25 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 60.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Oregon State knocked down 5 out of 15 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Beavers walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 45 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.6%. The Beavers allowed Arizona to convert 28 out of their 60 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.7% for the contest. They finished 40.0% from distance by shooting 10 out of 25 and ended up going 18 of 26 from the charity stripe (69.2%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Oregon State permitted Arizona to pull down 40 in total (16 offensive).

Jordan Pope ended up being important for the Beavers for the contest. He converted 5 of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 29.4%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He totaled 14 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 3 assists for the game.

Oregon State has a mark of 9-15 this year. As an offense, the Beavers are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which is ranked 302nd in Division 1. Oregon State has accounted for 1,489 pts for the year (62.0 per game) and they collect 30.8 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 10.8 times per game (338th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. The Beavers are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls every game while shooting 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Oregon State defense concedes 32.5% on three-point shots (166 of 510) and opponents are converting on 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.5 dimes and 33.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 234th and 165th in the nation. The Beavers on the defensive end are ranked 100th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.8. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (96th in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oregon State and under the total points

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