Oregon State Beavers vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 1/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

Leavey Center is the site where the Santa Clara Broncos (10-6) will take on the Oregon State Beavers (12-4) on Thursday.

The Oregon State Beavers took the court against San Diego and earned the victory with a final of 81-54 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Beavers walked away with 17 and San Diego recorded 21 personal fouls. They made 6 out of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. San Diego finished 77.8% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, San Diego grabbed 25 rebounds (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. San Diego earned 4 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Oregon State allowed 29.3% from the field on 17 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Beavers converted 21 of 30 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Oregon State walked away from the game having earned a 57.8% FG percentage (26 out of 45) and made 8 out of their 16 three-point attempts.

Michael Rataj is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He accumulated 18 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up shooting 55.6% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

Get all of our NCAA Betting Picks

Oregon State steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 12-4 so far this season. They currently have an average of 76.1 pts per game (164th in Division 1) while hitting 48.7% from the field. The Beavers are hitting 38.8% on shots from 3-point land (130 of 335) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon State is grabbing 34.9 boards per game and has 254 assists for the season, which ranks 42nd in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per game and as a team are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Beavers are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 fouls. They relinquish 30.1% on 3-point shots and they are 17th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (62.6). The Beavers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.6% (350 of 884) and they surrender 29.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 148th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 187 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos took home the win by a final score of 81-80 against San Diego. The Broncos were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 1 steal for this game. San Diego was called for 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.9%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Santa Clara converted 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Broncos went 26 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. The Broncos allowed San Diego to make 31 of their 69 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.9% for the game. They shot 22.7% from downtown by hitting 5 out of 22 and finished the game at 13 of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). Regarding rebounding, Santa Clara allowed San Diego to collect 31 in total (9 offensive).

Carlos Stewart ended up having an impact for the Broncos in the game. He earned 20 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this contest. He made 5 of 10 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a win-loss mark of 10-6 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncos are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 148th in the nation. Santa Clara has tallied 1,298 pts so far this season (81.1 per game) and they pull down 38.9 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per game (62nd in college) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Broncos commit 17.3 fouls every game while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Broncos defensively are ranked 287th in the country in PPG allowed with 75.3. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (216th in college hoops). The Santa Clara defense allows 32.8% from downtown (126 of 384) and their opponents are making 69.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.3 assists and 34.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 275th and 196th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon State

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here