Pepperdine Waves vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 1/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pepperdine Waves vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Pepperdine Waves (7-12) are on their way to Gill Coliseum on Thursday where they will try to beat the Oregon State Beavers (14-6).

The Pepperdine Waves took the court against St. Mary's and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-50 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Waves left the arena with 9 while St. Mary's totaled 11 personal fouls. They also made 7 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. St. Mary's walked away from this one shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by making 7 of 8 tries. Additionally, St. Mary's had 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. St. Mary's recorded 14 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Pepperdine allowed the other team to go 46.9% from the field on 30 out of 64 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 27 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Waves made 9 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 64.3%. Pepperdine wrapped up the contest having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 out of 56) and made 3 out of their 12 shots from downtown.

Stefan Todorovic is a player who played a role in this contest. He finished the contest at 35.3% from the field and also recorded 4 assists. He played for 36 minutes played and collected 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.

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Pepperdine enters this one with a win-loss record of 7-12 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Pepperdine is pulling down 36.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 306 dimes this year, which is 57th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Waves are shooting 33.2% on shots from distance (126 of 379) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They average 72.4 points per contest (244th in college hoops) while hitting 45.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Waves are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.4% on shots from distance while they are 232nd in the nation in PPG allowed (72.9). The Waves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.2% (500 of 1,158) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 184th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 245 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oregon State Beavers went home defeated by a final of 81-70 when they faced San Francisco. The Beavers earned 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. San Francisco committed 25 personal fouls for the game which got the Beavers to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.4%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Oregon State buried 1 out of 9 attempts (11.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Beavers ended up shooting 24 out of 54 from the field which had them at 44.4%. The Beavers allowed San Francisco to knock down 27 out of their 45 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 60.0% in this contest. They finished 59.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 of 22 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). When it comes to rebounding, Oregon State allowed San Francisco to snag 21 in all (3 offensive).

Michael Rataj ended up being important for the Beavers for the game. He earned 18 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for this game. He converted 6 out of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and had 6 rebounds.

Oregon State has a mark of 14-6 this year. The Beavers commit 16.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.4 times per contest (95th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. Oregon State has accounted for 1,557 pts for the campaign (77.9 per contest) and they pull in 34.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Beavers are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which is 21st in college.

The Beavers on the defensive end are ranked 35th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 65.4. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (60th in college). The Oregon State defense gives up 31.4% on shots from 3-point land (150 of 478) and opponents are converting on 69.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.5 dimes and 30.0 boards every game, which is 135th and 11th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pepperdine

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