Arizona Wildcats vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 1/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: PAC12

The Arizona Wildcats (14-4) are en route to Gill Coliseum on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Oregon State Beavers (9-9).

The Arizona Wildcats played UCLA and walked away with a win by a score of 77-71 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats finished with 13 and UCLA finished the game with 25 fouls. They knocked down 9 out of their 26 shots from downtown. UCLA finished shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 14 tries. In addition, UCLA had 25 rebounds (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UCLA distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Arizona allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 25 of 29 tries for a rate of 86.2%. Arizona ended the game with a 42.6% field goal percentage (23 of 54) and made 6 of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Pelle Larsson is a guy who played a role for this contest. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He played 36 minutes played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He walked away with 22 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Arizona steps onto the hardwood with a record of 14-4 for the season. They are averaging 89.9 points per game (3rd in college basketball) while hitting 48.8% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 36.9% on 3-point shots (142 of 385) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Arizona is snagging 44.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 345 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 10th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They concede 33.4% on shots from downtown and they are 174th in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.6). The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (474 of 1,121) and they surrender 31.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 232nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 255 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Oregon State Beavers took a loss by a score of 90-57 when they faced Colorado. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Oregon State allowed Colorado to snag 38 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Beavers permitted Colorado to convert 32 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 52.5% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Beavers went 20 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Oregon State converted 3 of their 17 attempts (17.6%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Colorado was called for 17 fouls for this game which got the Beavers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Beavers were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 24 for this contest.

Tyler Bilodeau ended up being a major contributor for the Beavers in this contest. He buried 8 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this game.

Oregon State has a record of 9-9 for the campaign. The Beavers are responsible for committing 19.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.3 times per contest (324th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. Oregon State has accumulated 1,253 points so far this year (69.6 per contest) and they snag 34.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Beavers are shooting 43.2% from the floor, which is 269th in college basketball.

The Beavers on the defensive end are ranked 189th in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.9. They have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (169th in college hoops). The Oregon State defense surrenders 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (132 of 398) and their opposition makes 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.8 dimes and 34.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 259th and 176th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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