San Diego Toreros vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Toreros vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego Toreros (4-10) are traveling to Gill Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Oregon State Beavers (11-3).

The San Diego Toreros stepped onto the hardwood against Pacific and earned the victory with a final of 75-65 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Toreros left the arena with 22 and Pacific had 17 personal fouls. They also made 5 of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Pacific finished 60.9% at the free throw line by burying 14 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Pacific collected 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Pacific earned 8 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. With respect to defense, San Diego allowed their opponent to shoot 41.8% from the floor on 23 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 20 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 32 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Toreros knocked down 14 of 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. San Diego finished the contest having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and made 9 out of their 20 3-point shots.

Steven Jamerson II is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He was able to score 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He finished 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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San Diego steps onto the hardwood with a record of 4-10 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Diego is grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 169 dimes on the season, which ranks 265th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Toreros are hitting 27.2% on 3-point shots (83 of 305) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They average 66.6 pts per game (335th in college hoops) while going 41.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Toreros are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are ranked 161st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 169 relinquished this year. The Toreros defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (340 of 796) and they relinquish 37.5 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 210th in college in points per game allowed (72.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oregon State Beavers got the win with a final of 89-79 against Portland. With respect to team rebounding, Oregon State permitted Portland to grab 18 overall (4 on the offensive side). They finished 40.0% from beyond the perimeter via 12 of 30 and ended up shooting 13 out of 14 from the free throw line (92.9%). The Beavers allowed Portland to knock down 27 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 51.9% in this contest. In all, the Beavers went 35 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 61.4%. When discussing shots from downtown, Oregon State buried 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Portland had 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Beavers to the free throw line for 11 tries. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Beavers were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the matchup.

Michael Rataj was important for the Beavers in the matchup. He tallied 28 points in his 34 mins of playing time and totaled 5 dimes in this game. He converted 12 of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 80.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Oregon State has a record of 11-3 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Beavers are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 42nd in D-1. Oregon State has totaled 1,076 pts on the year (76.9 per game) and they pull in 35.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per game (84th in the country) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. The Beavers commit 15.6 fouls every game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Beavers on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the nation in PPG allowed with 61.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.5% from the floor (41st in the nation). The Oregon State defense allows 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (100 of 337) and opponents are connecting on 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.6 assists and 29.1 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 88th and 8th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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