Santa Clara Broncos vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Santa Clara Broncos (13-7) are en route to Gill Coliseum on Saturday where they will take on the Oregon State Beavers (14-6).

The Santa Clara Broncos played Gonzaga and earned the victory with a final of 103-99 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Broncos ended up with 19 and Gonzaga had 13 fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 28 tries from three-point range. Gonzaga ended up going 73.9% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 23 shots. Furthermore, Gonzaga grabbed 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Gonzaga totaled 28 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Santa Clara allowed their opponent to shoot 54.5% from the floor on 36 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Broncos converted 13 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. Santa Clara ended the game having earned a 53.7% FG percentage (36 of 67) and knocked down 18 of their 38 shots from distance.

Tyeree Bryan is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He went 61.9% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He totaled 35 points on 13 out of 21 shooting.

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Santa Clara comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 13-7 on the year. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Santa Clara is grabbing 38.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 323 assists for the year, which ranks 27th in the nation in terms of passing. The Broncos are connecting on 35.1% on three-point shots (201 of 573) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.7 points per game (54th in D-1) while shooting 46.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Broncos are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 335th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 301 surrendered so far this year. The Broncos are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (536 of 1,225) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 31.0% on 3-point shots and they are 272nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.8).

In their last game, the Oregon State Beavers took a loss by a final score of 81-70 when they faced San Francisco. The Beavers were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 26 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. San Francisco earned 25 fouls for this game which got the Beavers to the free throw line for 29 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a rate of 72.4%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Oregon State converted 1 of their 9 attempts (11.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Beavers ended up going 24 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4%. The Beavers allowed San Francisco to make 27 out of their 45 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 60.0% in this matchup. They went 59.1% from beyond the arc via 13 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). In regard to team rebounding, Oregon State permitted San Francisco to get 21 in total (3 offensive).

Michael Rataj was important for the Beavers in this matchup. He knocked down 6 of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 36 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists for this contest.

Oregon State has a record of 14-6 for the year. The Beavers are committing 16.2 fouls every game and they go 78.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (95th in college) and they cough up possession 11.6 times per game. Oregon State has 1,557 points for the campaign (77.9 per game) and they average 34.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Beavers are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which ranks 21st in the nation.

The Beavers defensively are ranked 35th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 65.4. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (60th in college hoops). The Oregon State defense allows 31.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (150 of 478) and their opposition knocks down 69.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.5 assists and 30.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 135th and 11th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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