UC Irvine Anteaters vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Irvine Anteaters vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The UC Irvine Anteaters (9-0) are headed to Gill Coliseum on Saturday where they will compete against the Oregon State Beavers (6-2).

The UC Irvine Anteaters stepped onto the hardwood against CSU Bakersfield and went home with a win by a final score of 82-66 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Anteaters left the arena with 18 while CSU Bakersfield finished the game with 26 fouls. They converted 3 of 10 attempts from three-point range. CSU Bakersfield finished shooting 89.5% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of 19 tries. Additionally, CSU Bakersfield collected 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. CSU Bakersfield distributed 13 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. In regard to defending, UC Irvine allowed the other team to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 23 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Anteaters made 33 of their 40 attempts for a percentage of 82.5%. UC Irvine ended the game with a 41.5% FG percentage (22 out of 53) and buried 5 out of their 18 3-point attempts.

Justin Hohn is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He racked up 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 8 assists.

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UC Irvine will enter this matchup with a mark of 9-0 for the season. They average 75.2 points per game (196th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.3% from the field. The Anteaters are shooting 34.4% from downtown (54 of 157) and 82.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, UC Irvine is collecting 39.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 148 dimes on the season, which is 132nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.1 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Anteaters are forcing 12.7 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 23rd in the nation in giving up assists with 91 relinquished so far this year. The Anteaters defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 36.9% (201 of 544) and they surrender 31.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 28.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 12th in college hoops in PPG allowed (59.6).

The last time they took the court, the Oregon State Beavers went home victorious with a score of 78-62 when they played Idaho. With respect to how they rebounded, Oregon State permitted Idaho to pull down 32 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 30.8% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 26 and finished the contest at 10 out of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Beavers permitted Idaho to bury 22 of 51 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.1% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Beavers shot 30 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Oregon State knocked down 5 of 13 tries (38.5%). They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 76.5%. Idaho was called for 15 fouls for the game which got the Beavers to the free throw line for 17 shots. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Beavers pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 31 for the contest.

Parsa Fallah ended up having an impact for the Beavers in this contest. He tallied 25 points in his 25 minutes of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He knocked down 10 out of 16 in the game for a rate of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Oregon State has a win-loss mark of 6-2 so far this year. The Beavers have committed 15.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.9 times per game (45th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. Oregon State has tallied 618 pts on the campaign (77.3 per game) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Beavers are connecting on 49.1% from the floor, which is ranked 37th in D-1.

The Oregon State defense surrenders 30.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (59 of 193) and their opponents are converting on 65.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.5 dimes and 29.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 86th and 12th in the nation. The Beavers on defense are ranked 8th in the nation in points given up per game with 58.6. They have forced 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.4% from the floor (11th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oregon State

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