Evansville Purple Aces vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: UVI Sports & Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands

TV: ESPN+

The Oregon State Beavers (3-1) are hosting the Evansville Purple Aces (2-3) at UVI Sports & Fitness Center on Friday.

The Evansville Purple Aces faced off with UT Arlington and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-76 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Purple Aces finished with 21 and UT Arlington accounted for 25 personal fouls. They also made 8 of 16 attempts from three-point range. UT Arlington finished 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 20 of their 24 tries. Furthermore, UT Arlington had 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UT Arlington earned 15 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In regard to defending, Evansville let their opponent shoot 62.2% from the floor on 28 of 45 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 14 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Purple Aces knocked down 22 of their 31 tries for a percentage of 71.0%. Evansville wrapped up the game with a 46.2% FG percentage (24 out of 52) and made 6 of their 19 shots from distance.

Connor Turnbull is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Evansville comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 2-3 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.4 fouls every game. As a team, Evansville is pulling in 36.0 boards per game and has accounted for 83 dimes so far this season, which is 79th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Purple Aces are shooting 30.9% on 3-point shots (38 of 123) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They average 73.4 pts per game (271st in D-1) while connecting on 44.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Purple Aces are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They concede 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 99th in college in PPG from their opponents (68.0). The Purple Aces defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.4% (118 of 278) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 199th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 63 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Oregon State Beavers went home defeated by a final of 87-75 when they played Oregon. Regarding rebounding, Oregon State allowed Oregon to snag 35 in all (13 offensive). They finished 41.7% from downtown by connecting on 10 of 24 and finished the contest at 27 out of 39 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Beavers allowed Oregon to make 25 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Beavers went 23 out of 54 from the field which had them sitting at 42.6%. In terms of shots from distance, Oregon State knocked down 8 of their 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.0%. Oregon had 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Beavers to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Beavers were able to collect 15 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 23 in this game.

Isaiah Sy was important for the Beavers in the game. He accumulated 14 points in his 24 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for this game. He buried 3 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 27.3%, and had 1 rebound.

Oregon State has a record of 3-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Beavers are hitting on 42.9% from the field, which is 281st in the nation. Oregon State has accounted for 284 pts this season (71.0 per game) and they snag 30.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per contest (287th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per game. The Beavers commit 18.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.8% from the charity stripe.

The Beavers on the defensive side of the court are 174th in the country in points given up per game with 72.3. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (171st in college hoops). The Oregon State defense gives up 30.8% on shots from distance (32 of 104) and opponents are knocking down 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 13.3 assists and 33.3 total boards per game, which is 185th and 114th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oregon State

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