Oregon State Beavers vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 1/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Thursday, January 4, 2024

Location: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: PAC12

Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum is the site where the Washington State Cougars (9-4) will take on the Oregon State Beavers (9-4) on Thursday.

The Oregon State Beavers played USC and took home the win by a score of 86-70 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Beavers walked away with 15 while USC totaled 26 personal fouls. They converted 10 of 26 shots from beyond the arc. USC finished 75.0% at the free throw line by making 6 of 8 shots. On top of that, USC totaled 17 rebounds (8 offensive, 9 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. USC recorded 14 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Oregon State allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 27 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Beavers converted 22 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 71.0%. Oregon State finished having earned a 59.6% FG percentage (28 out of 47) and made 8 out of their 17 three-point attempts.

Tyler Bilodeau is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 64.3% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also pulled down 5 boards. He recorded 26 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Oregon State enters this one with a mark of 9-4 this year. They are averaging 71.9 points per game (259th in Division 1) while hitting 44.9% from the floor. The Beavers are shooting 31.7% on three-point attempts (78 of 246) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oregon State is pulling down 35.6 boards per game and is sitting with 158 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 286th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.6 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Beavers have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 131st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (69.2). The Beavers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.0% (315 of 768) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 193rd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 171 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Washington State Cougars took a loss by a score of 74-67 against Colorado. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Washington State permitted Colorado to pull down 26 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 44.4% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 9 and ended up going 22 out of 26 from the charity stripe (84.6%). The Cougars permitted Colorado to make 24 of 48 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Cougars ended up shooting 28 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.3%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Washington State made 5 of 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 6 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. Colorado earned 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 8 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Cougars were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 27 for this game.

Andrej Jakimovski ended up having an impact for the Cougars for the game. He made 7 out of 14 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. He recorded 19 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the game.

Washington State has a record of 9-4 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Cougars are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which ranks them 85th in the nation. Washington State has accounted for 976 pts for the year (75.1 per game) and they collect 39.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 13.1 times per contest (228th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per contest. The Cougars are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they go 66.4% from the charity stripe.

The Washington State defense allows 29.6% on shots from beyond the arc (71 of 240) and their opponents are making 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 9.5 assists and 31.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 13th and 44th in college hoops. The Cougars are ranked 48th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 64.7. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (31st in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oregon State

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