Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: PAC12

The Oregon State Beavers (11-9) are on their way to Galen Center on Saturday where they will play the USC Trojans (8-12).

The Oregon State Beavers played Arizona State and took home the win by a score of 84-71 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Beavers ended up finishing with 20 and Arizona State totaled 29 fouls. They converted 3 out of their 26 tries from long range. Arizona State shot 88.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of 25 tries. In addition, Arizona State snagged 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Arizona State doled out 9 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Oregon State allowed their opponent to shoot 34.8% from the floor on 23 of 66 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Beavers converted 29 of their 49 tries for a percentage of 59.2%. Oregon State ended having earned a 56.5% FG percentage (26 out of 46) and knocked down 3 of 14 shots from 3-point land.

Jordan Pope is a player who was a contributor in the game. He was able to score 19 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and pulled down 4 boards. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the field and also dished out 6 assists.

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Oregon State will play this game with a record of 11-9 on the season. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a team they commit 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Oregon State is pulling in 34.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 229 assists this year, which ranks 323rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Beavers are hitting 33.2% on 3-point shots (125 of 377) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.0 points per contest (264th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Beavers are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are ranked 203rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 274 surrendered this season. The Beavers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (499 of 1,158) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 31.5% on 3-point shots and they are 198th in the nation in points per game allowed (72.3).

For their last game, the USC Trojans took a loss by a final score of 65-50 against UCLA. When talking about attacking the glass, USC permitted UCLA to get 36 in all (11 offensive). They finished shooting 43.8% from three-point range by going 7 out of 16 and ended up going 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Trojans permitted UCLA to convert 20 out of their 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 35.7% for the contest. Overall, the Trojans walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 48 from the floor which had them shooting 35.4%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, USC buried 6 out of their 13 tries (46.2%). They were able to convert 10 of them for a rate of 62.5%. UCLA was called for 15 fouls in this game which took the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Trojans corralled 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the contest.

Oziyah Sellers was important for the Trojans in the game. He buried 3 of 3 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 100.0%, but finished without a board. He recorded 10 points in his 20 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

USC has a win-loss mark of 8-12 for the year. The Trojans commit 16.8 fouls per contest and they go 70.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (75th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. USC has accounted for 1,489 pts so far this season (74.5 per contest) and they grab 36.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Trojans are shooting 44.5% from the field, which has them ranked 201st in the nation.

The USC defense surrenders 35.9% from downtown (166 of 462) and opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 15.5 assists and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 342nd and 260th in those categories. The Trojans are ranked 261st in college basketball in points given up per game with 74.7. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (165th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take USC

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