Portland Pilots vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Pilots vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

Gill Coliseum is the location where the Oregon State Beavers (10-3) will take on the Portland Pilots (5-8) on Monday.

The Portland Pilots faced Lafayette and notched a win by a score of 74-64 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Pilots walked away with 21 while Lafayette totaled 19 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Lafayette finished shooting 65.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 23 tries. Furthermore, Lafayette grabbed 24 rebounds (2 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Lafayette doled out 12 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. When talking about defending, Portland allowed 38.9% from the floor on 21 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 33 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Pilots converted 15 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 88.2%. Portland finished the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (25 of 52) and made 9 of their 19 3-point attempts.

Chris Austin is one player who was important in this game. He ended up scoring 20 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and pulled down 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Portland heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 5-8 on the year. They average 72.1 pts per game (262nd in the country) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Pilots are connecting on 34.8% from downtown (106 of 305) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is grabbing 36.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 196 assists for the campaign, which ranks 91st in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Pilots have forced 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are 350th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 216 surrendered on the year. The Pilots defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (371 of 859) and they relinquish 36.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 316th in college in PPG allowed (77.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oregon State Beavers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-66 against Nebraska. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Oregon State permitted Nebraska to snag 29 in all (5 on the offensive side). They shot 40.0% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 20 and finished the contest at 20 of 24 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Beavers permitted Nebraska to convert 25 out of 47 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.2% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Beavers shot 21 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Oregon State buried 9 of 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a clip of 93.8%. Nebraska committed 15 fouls for the game which took the Beavers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Beavers corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 21 for the game.

Nate Kingz ended up being a factor for the Beavers for the contest. He converted 7 out of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and earned 3 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 30 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in this game.

Oregon State has a win-loss record of 10-3 for the year. The Beavers have committed 15.8 fouls per game while shooting 78.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per game (102nd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. Oregon State has accounted for 987 pts on the season (75.9 per contest) and they collect 36.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Beavers are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which is ranked 70th in Division 1.

The Oregon State defense allows 28.7% on shots from distance (88 of 307) and their opposition knocks down 67.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.2 assists and 29.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 71st and 15th in D-1. The Beavers defensively are ranked 12th in college in points per game surrendered with 60.5. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (25th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon State

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