Pacific Tigers vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Gill Coliseum in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Pacific Tigers (8-19) are en route to Gill Coliseum on Saturday where they will compete against the Oregon State Beavers (17-8).

The Pacific Tigers took the court against Gonzaga and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-61 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Tigers ended up with 22 while Gonzaga finished the game with 16 fouls. They buried 5 out of their 22 attempts from downtown. Gonzaga finished the game at 88.5% at the charity stripe by burying 23 of their 26 attempts. Additionally, Gonzaga had 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Gonzaga earned 19 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, Pacific allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the field on 25 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 5 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 30 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Tigers converted 12 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Pacific walked away from the game with a 40.0% FG percentage (22 of 55) and made 5 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Lamar Washington is a player who was a factor in this contest. He ended up with 22 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and totaled 8 boards. He ended up shooting 64.3% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Pacific heads into this one with a record of 8-19 on the year. They are averaging 69.4 pts per game (296th in D-1) while going 43.2% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 29.8% from downtown (177 of 594) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Pacific is pulling down 35.1 boards per contest and has racked up 354 assists for the campaign, which is 134th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 359th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 428 conceded so far this year. The Tigers are giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (689 of 1,537) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 35.4% on shots from downtown and they are 282nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (75.3).

For their last game, the Oregon State Beavers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 63-49 when they faced St. Mary's. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Oregon State allowed St. Mary's to snag 30 in all (4 offensive). They went 37.5% from distance by going 6 of 16 and ended up going 5 out of 9 from the charity stripe (55.6%). The Beavers allowed St. Mary's to convert 26 out of 49 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 53.1% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Beavers finished shooting 19 out of 52 from the floor which had them at 36.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Oregon State converted 4 of their 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a clip of 87.5%. St. Mary's earned 13 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Beavers to the free throw line for 8 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Beavers were able to pull down 15 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 for the contest.

Isaiah Sy ended up being a major contributor for the Beavers in the matchup. He converted 3 out of 6 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 10 points in his 20 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game.

Oregon State has a record of 17-8 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Beavers are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the nation. Oregon State has scored 1,914 pts on the year (76.6 per game) and they snag 33.7 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (103rd in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.3 times per game. The Beavers are committing 15.4 fouls every game and they shoot 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Oregon State defense gives up 32.3% on three-point shots (189 of 585) and opponents are connecting on 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.3 dimes and 29.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 199th and 5th in college. The Beavers on the defensive end are ranked 53rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 67.0. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (137th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon State

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