Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 2/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: PAC12

Gill Coliseum is where the Oregon State Beavers (11-11) will take on the Washington State Cougars (16-6) on Thursday.

The Washington State Cougars faced Washington and notched a win by a score of 90-87 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Cougars ended up walking away with 19 and Washington recorded 14 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of their 15 attempts from downtown. Washington finished the game at 73.9% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 23 tries. Additionally, Washington collected 27 boards (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Washington doled out 15 assists and had 1 steal in this game. When discussing defense, Washington State allowed their opponent to shoot 57.1% from the field on 32 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cougars knocked down 9 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Washington State finished the contest with a 50.7% FG percentage (38 out of 75) and made 5 of 16 shots from 3-point land.

Isaac Jones is one player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 42 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. He walked away with 20 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Washington State heads into this game with a win-loss record of 16-6 for the season. They are averaging 76.4 points per game (117th in the country) on 47.7% from the floor. The Cougars are shooting 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (139 of 408) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington State is snagging 38.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 276 dimes on the year, which is 272nd in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.5 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cougars have forced 10.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are giving up 32.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 82nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (67.8). The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.9% (517 of 1,265) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 23rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 232 conceded for the season.

When they last played, the Oregon State Beavers took a loss by a score of 82-54 when they played USC. The Beavers were able to snag 14 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in the matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. USC was called for 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Beavers to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.5%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Oregon State converted 5 of their 18 tries (27.8%). When the game finished, the Beavers walked away from this one shooting 18 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.6%. The Beavers permitted USC to bury 30 of their 61 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.2% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 21.7% from 3-point land by hitting 5 out of 23 and ended up going 17 out of 27 at the free throw line (63.0%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Oregon State permitted USC to snag 39 overall (16 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Pope ended up having an impact for the Beavers for this contest. He totaled 14 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for this contest. He made 4 out of 4 for this contest for a rate of 100.0%, but wrapped this game up without a rebound.

Oregon State has a record of 11-11 for the season. As an offense, the Beavers are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which is 222nd in Division 1. Oregon State has earned 1,537 pts for the season (69.9 per contest) and they grab 33.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.1 times per game (323rd in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Beavers are responsible for committing 19.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Oregon State defense gives up 31.3% on 3-point shots (150 of 480) and opponents are making 71.3% of their foul shots. They have given up 14.0 assists and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 280th and 172nd in college basketball. The Beavers are ranked 214th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 72.7. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the floor (175th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington State

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