San Francisco Dons vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 2/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025

Location: Gill Coliseum in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Oregon State Beavers (20-9) will go up against the San Francisco Dons (22-7) at Gill Coliseum on Thursday.

The San Francisco Dons faced off with Pacific and walked away with a win by a score of 71-58 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Dons finished with 19 and Pacific racked up 16 personal fouls. They converted 3 out of their 25 attempts from long range. Pacific went 61.9% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 21 attempts. Additionally, Pacific snagged 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Pacific recorded 8 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, San Francisco allowed their opponent to shoot 36.8% from the floor on 21 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Dons converted 13 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. San Francisco wrapped up the game having earned a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 of 58) and buried 4 out of their 26 three-point attempts.

Malik Thomas is a guy who came through for this game. He was able to score 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He finished 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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San Francisco enters this game with a win-loss mark of 22-7 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, San Francisco is pulling down 35.1 boards per contest and has tallied 400 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 147th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Dons are connecting on 34.1% on three-point attempts (252 of 740) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.7 points per game (133rd in the nation) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Dons are able to force 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They rank 38th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 310 conceded this year. The Dons defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (693 of 1,629) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 27.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 52nd in the nation in points per game from their opponents (67.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oregon State Beavers walked away with a victory by a final of 83-73 when they played San Diego. The Beavers corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest. They also gave up possession 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. San Diego earned 24 personal fouls in this contest which took the Beavers to the charity stripe for 42 tries. They were able to make 34 of the free throws for a rate of 81.0%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Oregon State knocked down 5 out of 10 attempts (50.0%). In all, the Beavers went 22 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7%. The Beavers allowed San Diego to make 28 out of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.9% for the matchup. They went 36.4% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 22 and finished the contest at 9 out of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Oregon State allowed San Diego to pull down 27 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Michael Rataj was important for the Beavers in this matchup. He buried 10 out of 17 in the game for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and had 10 rebounds. He racked up 29 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Oregon State has a record of 20-9 for the campaign. The Beavers commit 15.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per contest (106th in college) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. Oregon State has accumulated 2,232 points for the season (77.0 per game) and they pull in 33.9 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Beavers are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which is 29th in college hoops.

The Oregon State defense gives up 33.9% on 3-point shots (224 of 660) and opponents are making 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.7 dimes and 29.0 boards per game, which ranks 236th and 4th in college hoops. The Beavers on the defensive end are ranked 70th in college in PPG given up with 68.1. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (149th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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