Stanford Cardinal vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 1/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN

The Oregon State Beavers (9-6) will go up against the Stanford Cardinal (7-7) at Gill Coliseum on Thursday.

The Stanford Cardinal faced USC and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-79 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Cardinal finished with 17 and USC accumulated 10 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. USC walked away from this one shooting 62.5% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 24 attempts. Moreover, USC had 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. USC distributed 18 dimes and had 13 steals in the game. With respect to the defense, Stanford let their opponent shoot 47.8% from the floor on 32 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cardinal made 8 of 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Stanford ended with a 52.7% FG percentage (29 out of 55) and knocked down 13 out of their 22 3-pointers.

Michael Jones is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up with 23 points on 8 of 9 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and also pulled down 3 boards. He finished the contest at 88.9% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Stanford will enter this contest with a record of 7-7 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Stanford is pulling in 35.6 boards per game and has 255 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 35th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Cardinal are shooting 38.5% on 3-pointers (132 of 343) and 73.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.2 points per game (98th in Division 1) while connecting on 48.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cardinal have forced 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are ranked 82nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 170 surrendered on the year. The Cardinal defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (392 of 913) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 280th in D-1 in opponents points per game (75.0).

In their last game, the Oregon State Beavers took a defeat with a final score of 79-72 when they faced Washington. Concerning rebounding, Oregon State allowed Washington to get 30 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 28.6% from downtown by shooting 4 out of 14 and ended up shooting 29 of 33 from the charity stripe (87.9%). The Beavers allowed Washington to knock down 23 out of their 48 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.9% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Beavers finished 26 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Oregon State buried 10 out of 26 attempts (38.5%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. Washington committed 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Beavers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Beavers snagged 17 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 21 in this contest.

Jordan Pope ended up having an impact for the Beavers for the matchup. He totaled 29 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Oregon State has a win-loss record of 9-6 this year. As an offense, the Beavers are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which is 215th in the nation. Oregon State has tallied 1,065 pts for the campaign (71.0 per contest) and they pull in 34.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.5 times per game (320th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per contest. The Beavers are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they shoot 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Oregon State defense concedes 32.3% on three-point shots (109 of 337) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.0 dimes and 33.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 207th and 108th in Division 1. The Beavers on the defensive side of the court are 142nd in the nation in PPG given up with 69.5. They are forcing 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (114th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oregon State

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