Loyola Marymount Lions vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs Oregon State Beavers

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Oregon State Beavers (9-10) welcome the Loyola Marymount Lions (11-8) at Gill Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Loyola Marymount Lions took the court against Santa Clara and went home with a loss by a final score of 103-72 in their last contest. Loyola Marymount ended with a 44.1% FG percentage (26 out of 59) and buried 7 out of their 24 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Lions converted 13 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to defense, Loyola Marymount allowed 47.4% from the field on 37 of 78 shooting. Santa Clara doled out 14 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. On top of that, Santa Clara snagged 43 boards (17 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Santa Clara shot 76.2% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of 21 attempts. They also made 13 of 33 attempts from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Lions left the arena with 18 while Santa Clara finished the game with 20 fouls.

Jalen Shelley is a player who played a role for this contest. He ended up scoring 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes and also grabbed 6 boards. He ended up shooting 53.8% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Loyola Marymount will play this contest with a mark of 11-8 for the campaign. They average 76.8 pts per contest (186th in the country) while connecting on 46.4% from the field. The Lions are connecting on 36.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (172 of 476) and 66.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Loyola Marymount is pulling in 35.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 268 assists for the year, which has them ranked 88th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Lions are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They currently rank 256th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 241 relinquished for the campaign. The Lions defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (479 of 1,166) and they concede 36.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 122nd in college in opponents points per game (71.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oregon State Beavers took a loss by a final score of 82-76 when they played Portland. The Beavers pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 25 in the game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 2 steals for the matchup. Portland committed 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Beavers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of the free throws for a clip of 75.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Oregon State buried 7 out of 19 tries (36.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Beavers went 22 for 47 from the field which had them at 46.8%. The Beavers allowed Portland to make 23 of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.6% for the game. They shot 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 22 and ended up shooting 30 out of 34 at the free throw line (88.2%). In relation to how they rebounded, Oregon State allowed Portland to pull down 29 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Olavi Suutela pitched in for the Beavers for this contest. He accumulated 19 points in his 29 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists in this game. He buried 8 of 9 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Oregon State has a win-loss record of 9-10 on the campaign. The Beavers have committed 18.8 fouls per game and they connect on 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.5 times per game (236th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. Oregon State has totaled 1,350 pts this season (71.1 per contest) and they pull in 31.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Beavers are shooting 43.0% from the field, which is ranked 287th in the nation.

The Beavers on defense are ranked 206th in college in points given up per game with 74.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (162nd in the nation). The Oregon State defense gives up 32.1% on 3-point shots (146 of 455) and their opposition makes 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.5 dimes and 35.2 rebounds every game, which ranks 199th and 222nd in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon State

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