Oregon State Beavers vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: CBSSN

The Oregon State Beavers (16-14) are traveling to Leavey Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Santa Clara Broncos (23-7).

The Oregon State Beavers took the court against San Diego and went home with a win by a final score of 92-82 in their last game. Oregon State walked away from the contest having earned a 50.8% field goal percentage (30 of 59) and knocked down 10 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Beavers buried 22 of 26 shots for a rate of 84.6%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 35 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 21 assists in this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning defense, Oregon State allowed 44.1% from the floor on 30 out of 68 shooting. San Diego dished out 22 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. Moreover, San Diego collected 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. San Diego walked away from this one shooting 57.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of their 7 shots. They also made 18 of 43 attempts from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Beavers ended up with 9 and San Diego finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Johan Munch is one guy who played a role in the game. He ended up scoring 19 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Oregon State comes into this game with a record of 16-14 on the campaign. They have an average of 71.4 pts per contest (287th in D-1) on 42.8% from the field. The Beavers are shooting 35.5% on shots from downtown (250 of 705) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oregon State is snagging 32.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 413 dimes this season, which is 145th in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Beavers have forced 10.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They relinquish 32.7% on 3-pointers while they are 183rd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (73.7). The Beavers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.4% (760 of 1,750) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 260th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 413 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos took a loss by a score of 86-67 when they played St. Mary's. The Broncos were able to snag 14 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 19 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. St. Mary's had 14 fouls for the contest which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 84.6%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Santa Clara converted 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Broncos finished 24 for 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7%. The Broncos allowed St. Mary's to convert 32 of their 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% in the matchup. They finished 42.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 at the charity stripe (78.6%). Regarding rebounding, Santa Clara allowed St. Mary's to collect 49 in all (20 offensive).

Allen Graves ended up being important for the Broncos for the matchup. He racked up 20 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He buried 8 out of 15 for the contest for a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a record of 23-7 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Broncos are shooting 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 64th in the nation. Santa Clara has totaled 2,504 points for the season (83.5 per game) and they average 35.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 16.8 times per contest (39th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per contest. The Broncos commit 19.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Santa Clara defense gives up 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (209 of 633) and opponents are making 73.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.8 dimes and 33.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 287th and 87th in those categories on the defensive end. The Broncos are ranked 137th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.4. They have forced 14.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (243rd in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon State

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