Oregon State Beavers vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: PAC12

The Washington Huskies (8-5) will take on the Oregon State Beavers (9-4) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday.

The Oregon State Beavers faced USC and notched a win by a score of 86-70 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Beavers left the arena with 15 and USC totaled 26 fouls. They converted 10 out of their 26 shots from distance. USC finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 8 shots. In addition, USC grabbed 17 rebounds (8 offensive, 9 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. USC recorded 14 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Oregon State allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the field on 27 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this contest in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Beavers made 22 of 31 tries for a rate of 71.0%. Oregon State ended the game with a 59.6% FG percentage (28 of 47) and knocked down 8 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Tyler Bilodeau is a player who played a role for the contest. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and grabbed 5 boards. He ended up going 64.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Oregon State will enter this contest with a mark of 9-4 this year. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Oregon State is collecting 35.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 158 assists so far this season, which ranks 299th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Beavers are connecting on 31.7% on three-point shots (78 of 246) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They average 71.9 points per outing (257th in college hoops) while going 44.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Beavers are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.4 personal fouls. They are 176th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 171 surrendered so far this year. The Beavers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.0% (315 of 768) and they relinquish 33.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 32.4% from 3-point land and they are 130th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.2).

The last time they took the court, the Washington Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-90 when they faced Utah. When discussing rebounding, Washington permitted Utah to grab 45 overall (9 offensive). They went 45.8% from beyond the perimeter via 11 of 24 and finished the contest at 10 out of 22 at the charity stripe (45.5%). The Huskies permitted Utah to bury 37 of 70 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 52.9% for the matchup. Overall, the Huskies walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Washington made 8 of their 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Utah was called for 19 fouls in this game which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Huskies were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup.

Keion Brooks was important for the Huskies for the game. He racked up 25 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the matchup. He made 8 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 7 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 8-5 on the season. The Huskies are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.2 times per game (52nd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. Washington has 1,072 pts this year (82.5 per contest) and they pull down 38.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Huskies are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is 102nd in college basketball.

The Washington defense surrenders 31.2% on 3-point shots (91 of 292) and opponents are converting on 65.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.5 assists and 37.8 boards per game, which is 249th and 302nd in college hoops. The Huskies on defense are ranked 291st in D-1 in PPG given up with 75.9. They are able to force 12.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (160th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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