Oregon State Beavers vs Pacific Tigers Prediction, 1/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Pacific Tigers

Date: Friday, January 2, 2026

Location: Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, CA

TV: ESPN+

Alex G. Spanos Center is the location where the Pacific Tigers (9-5) will try to defeat the Oregon State Beavers (7-7) on Friday.

The Oregon State Beavers took the court against Santa Clara and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-64 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Beavers ended up walking away with 18 and Santa Clara recorded 22 personal fouls. They made 15 of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. Santa Clara finished shooting 70.8% from the free throw line by converting 17 of 24 tries. On top of that, Santa Clara collected 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Santa Clara doled out 21 dimes and had 12 steals for this game. Regarding the defense, Oregon State allowed 63.6% from the field on 35 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 19 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Beavers made 17 of 27 shots for a percentage of 63.0%. Oregon State finished the contest having earned a 36.7% field goal percentage (18 out of 49) and knocked down 11 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Josiah Lake II is one player who came through in the game. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and also snagged 1 board. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 5 dimes.

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Oregon State comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-7 for the season. They currently have an average of 72.6 points per contest (290th in the country) while connecting on 43.5% from the floor. The Beavers are shooting 34.6% on three-point attempts (123 of 355) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon State is grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 191 dimes for the campaign, which is 167th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Beavers are forcing 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are 259th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 185 conceded for the year. The Beavers are allowing a FG percentage of 43.5% (362 of 833) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 32.3% on shots from downtown and they are 222nd in the country in points per game allowed (74.9).

In their last game, the Pacific Tigers took a loss by a final score of 66-54 when they faced San Diego. In regard to attacking the glass, Pacific permitted San Diego to get 25 in all (6 offensive). They shot 40.0% from three-point range via 12 of 30 and finished the contest at 18 out of 24 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Tigers allowed San Diego to knock down 18 of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.0% in this contest. Overall, the Tigers went 21 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Pacific made 4 of their 22 attempts (18.2%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. San Diego was called for 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while earning 2 steals in the game. The Tigers were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup.

TJ Wainwright pitched in for the Tigers for the matchup. He made 5 of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 41.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and totaled 3 dimes for the contest.

Pacific has a win-loss record of 9-5 so far this season. The Tigers have committed 18.9 fouls every game and they connect on 76.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.5 times per game (184th in college) and they cough up possession 13.8 times per game. Pacific has earned 1,046 pts for the year (74.7 per game) and they average 38.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which ranks them 65th in the nation.

The Tigers are ranked 62nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.4. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (77th in college). The Pacific defense gives up 32.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (102 of 318) and their opponents are making 69.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 10.7 assists and 29.4 rebounds every game, which ranks them 30th and 12th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon State

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