Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Oregon State Beavers (13-19 last season) will try to beat the Utah Tech Trailblazers (11-20 last year) at Gill Coliseum on Monday.

The Utah Tech Trailblazers played Stephen F. Austin and ended up losing by a score of 84-71 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Trailblazers left the arena with 33 while Stephen F. Austin totaled 26 fouls. They buried 7 of 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Stephen F. Austin shot 83.3% when shooting free throws by making 35 of their 42 attempts. Furthermore, Stephen F. Austin had 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Stephen F. Austin earned 15 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In regard to defending, Utah Tech allowed the other team to go 43.8% from the floor on 21 out of 48 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trailblazers made 21 of 30 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Utah Tech finished having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 of 55) and made 6 of their 19 3-pointers.

Jaylen Searles is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished with 19 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 24 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 46.7% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Utah Tech enters this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 11-20 last year. They had an average of 70.8 pts per game (262nd in Division 1) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor. The Trailblazers hit on 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (201 of 596) and 64.5% from the free throw line. As a squad, Utah Tech pulled in 34.5 rebounds per game and accounted for 401 dimes throughout last year, which had them ranked 251st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 16.0 times per contest and as a group committed 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Trailblazers forced their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 19.6 personal fouls. They were ranked 168th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 420 relinquished throughout last season. The Trailblazers defensively allowed a field goal percentage of 44.1% (802 of 1,819) and they relinquished 36.3 boards per game as a team. They relinquished 33.9% on 3-pointers while they were 317th in D-1 in opponents points per game (77.1).

The last time they took the court, the Oregon State Beavers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-57 when they faced UCLA. The Beavers pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. UCLA had 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Beavers to the free throw line for a total of 4 tries. They were able to bury 1 of the free throws for a percentage of 25.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Oregon State converted 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). When the game finished, the Beavers shot 25 for 53 from the floor which had them shooting 47.2%. The Beavers permitted UCLA to convert 24 of their 46 tries from the floor which had them at 52.2% in the game. They finished the game shooting 60.0% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 15 and ended up going 10 out of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Oregon State allowed UCLA to get 26 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Pope was important for the Beavers for this contest. He converted 6 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists for this game.

Oregon State had a mark of 13-19 last season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Beavers hit 44.2% from the floor, which was ranked 214th in college hoops. Oregon State earned 2,204 points last season (68.9 per contest) and they collected 32.5 boards per contest. They assisted teammates 11.1 times per contest (327th in college basketball) and they turned the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Beavers were responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they shot 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Beavers on the defensive end were ranked 206th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.7. They forced their opponents into 11.6 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (233rd in college hoops). The Oregon State defense conceded 33.0% on 3-point shots (231 of 699) and their opponents converted on 71.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 14.2 assists and 34.1 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 285th and 148th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oregon State

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