Sacramento State Hornets vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento State Hornets vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Oregon State Beavers (7-2) will compete against the Sacramento State Hornets (2-8) at Gill Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Sacramento State Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against UC Davis and took a loss by a score of 69-62 in their last contest. Sacramento State finished the game with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 of 55) and converted 7 of their 22 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hornets made 9 of their 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 8 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to defense, Sacramento State allowed the other team to go 47.9% from the field on 23 out of 48 shooting. UC Davis earned 18 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, UC Davis snagged 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UC Davis walked away from this one shooting 70.4% from the charity stripe by making 19 of their 27 attempts. They knocked down 4 of 15 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 17 and UC Davis accumulated 19 fouls.

Jacob Holt is one player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He played 30 minutes played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He shot 41.2% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Sacramento State will play this game with a record of 2-8 this year. They cough up possession 14.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 21.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Sacramento State is pulling in 35.3 boards per game and has accumulated 141 dimes on the year, which is 229th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hornets are shooting 34.5% on 3-point shots (89 of 258) and 67.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.7 pts per game (330th in college basketball) on 43.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are 132nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 127 relinquished for the season. The Hornets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.0% (222 of 541) and they concede 34.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 30.0% on shots from distance while they are 108th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.0).

For their last game, the Oregon State Beavers got the victory with a final of 67-55 against UC Irvine. Concerning how they rebounded, Oregon State allowed UC Irvine to snag 26 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 6 of 20 and finished the game at 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Beavers permitted UC Irvine to make 20 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Beavers went 24 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 46.2%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Oregon State buried 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a rate of 76.5%. UC Irvine committed 19 fouls for this contest which got the Beavers to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also turned it over 20 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Beavers collected 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Damarco Minor ended up being a factor for the Beavers for this contest. He made 5 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 assists in the game.

Oregon State has a win-loss mark of 7-2 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Beavers are connecting on 48.8% from the floor, which ranks them 47th in college basketball. Oregon State has 685 points on the year (76.1 per contest) and they average 37.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per contest (63rd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game. The Beavers have committed 15.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Beavers on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the country in points allowed per game with 58.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.3% from the floor (9th in D-1). The Oregon State defense allows 30.5% on 3-pointers (65 of 213) and their opponents are making 66.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.8 dimes and 29.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 93rd and 9th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento State

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