Oregon State Beavers vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: PAC12

The Oregon State Beavers (9-7) are hitting the road to CU Events Center on Saturday where they will meet the Colorado Buffaloes (12-5).

The Oregon State Beavers stepped onto the hardwood against Stanford and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-84 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Beavers ended up finishing with 21 and Stanford recorded 18 fouls. They also converted 8 of 20 shots from 3-point range. Stanford went 64.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 25 attempts. Additionally, Stanford collected 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stanford doled out 20 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Regarding defending, Oregon State allowed 52.5% from the field on 32 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Beavers converted 14 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. Oregon State ended with a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 of 61) and converted 8 of their 18 3-point attempts.

Jordan Pope is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He finished 57.1% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 38 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He recorded 21 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Oregon State comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-7 so far this season. They are averaging 71.8 points per contest (252nd in Division 1) while hitting 44.7% from the field. The Beavers are shooting 33.0% on three-point attempts (100 of 303) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oregon State is pulling down 34.4 boards per game and has totaled 185 dimes this year, which has them ranked 334th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Beavers are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They rank 164th in college hoops in allowing assists with 215 relinquished this season. The Beavers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.4% (389 of 917) and they concede 33.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 32.8% from beyond the arc and they are 159th in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.7).

In their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes took home the win by a final score of 68-58 when they played USC. When discussing rebounds, Colorado permitted USC to get 38 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 29.4% from downtown by going 5 out of 17 and ended up shooting 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Buffaloes allowed USC to knock down 22 of their 61 tries from the field which had them sitting at 36.1% in the matchup. Overall, the Buffaloes finished 27 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Colorado converted 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to bury 9 of those for a clip of 69.2%. USC committed 10 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. The Buffaloes snagged 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game.

J'Vonne Hadley was important for the Buffaloes in this contest. He recorded 15 points in his 35 minutes on the court and earned 3 dimes in this contest. He buried 7 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Colorado has a record of 12-5 for the campaign. The Buffaloes are committing 15.1 fouls per game and they hit 76.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per game (26th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. Colorado has accounted for 1,364 points this year (80.2 per contest) and they collect 37.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Buffaloes are connecting on 50.1% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in the nation.

The Colorado defense gives up 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 363) and opponents are converting on 73.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 10.6 dimes and 29.9 total boards per game, ranking them 29th and 10th in college basketball. The Buffaloes defensively are ranked 167th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 71.1. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (149th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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