Oregon State Beavers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Oregon State Beavers (16-6) are traveling to McCarthey Athletic Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Gonzaga Bulldogs (15-6).

The Oregon State Beavers faced Santa Clara and walked away with a win by a score of 83-69 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Beavers finished with 12 and Santa Clara totaled 18 fouls. They also converted 9 of 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. Santa Clara finished the game at 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 16 shots. Additionally, Santa Clara pulled down 20 rebounds (3 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Santa Clara distributed 19 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Oregon State allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 25 out of 49 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 26 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Beavers made 21 of 22 tries for a rate of 95.5%. Oregon State wrapped up the game with a 53.8% FG percentage (28 out of 52) and knocked down 6 of their 18 3-point attempts.

Michael Rataj is one player who came through for this contest. He finished the game at 52.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 33 mins played and collected 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 30 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Oregon State comes into this contest with a record of 16-6 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a team they commit 15.6 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Oregon State is pulling down 33.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 340 dimes this year, which is 34th in the nation in terms of passing. The Beavers are shooting 38.1% on three-point attempts (168 of 441) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They average 78.3 points per outing (91st in the country) while hitting 49.8% from the field.

On defense, the Beavers are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are giving up 31.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 39th in college hoops in opponents PPG (65.5). The Beavers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (509 of 1,227) and they relinquish 29.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 261st in D-1 in allowing assists with 286 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 105-62 when they played Portland. The Bulldogs collected 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the contest. They also coughed it up 7 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. Portland committed 15 personal fouls in the game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 69.2%. In terms of 3-point shots, Gonzaga converted 12 of their 22 attempts (54.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 42 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 62.7%. The Bulldogs allowed Portland to make 20 out of 58 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 34.5% for the contest. They shot 29.2% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 24 and ended up going 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). In regard to team rebounding, Gonzaga allowed Portland to pull down 20 in all (7 offensive).

Ben Gregg ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs in the game. He converted 10 out of 10 in the matchup giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 dimes in this matchup.

Gonzaga has a record of 15-6 on the season. The Bulldogs are committing 16.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.9 times per contest (1st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per contest. Gonzaga has accounted for 1,873 pts so far this year (89.2 per contest) and they snag 39.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are hitting on 50.0% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in Division 1.

The Gonzaga defense gives up 30.2% on 3-point attempts (161 of 533) and their opponents are knocking down 74.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.8 assists and 32.4 boards per game, which has them ranked 161st and 76th in college hoops. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 206th in college in points given up per game with 72.1. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (115th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon State

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