Pac-12 foes will battle when the UCLA Bruins (15-15) take on the Oregon State Beavers (17-11) at Pauley Pavilion. The game starts at 6:30 pm ET on Saturday, Mar. 5 and can be seen on PAC.
The Bruins lost to Oregon 76-68 on Wednesday. Tony Parker had a good outing for UCLA, putting up 18 points, three rebounds, and two steals. The Beavers, meanwhile, are coming off an 81-70 loss at the hands of USC on Wednesday. Gary Payton II had a good shooting night, leading the game with 19 points.
Tres Tinkle has been hot for the Beavers, averaging 18.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 steal, and 1.2 three-pointers over the past five games.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Bruins winning the first matchup 82-73. Isaac Hamilton was a top performer in the victory with 25 points, two rebounds, two assists, and three three-pointers.
The Bruins are trying to improve upon their records of 15-15 Straight Up (SU) and 11-19 Against The Spread (ATS). UCLA has been struggling of late. In the last 10 games, UCLA has only averaged 69.7 points per game compared to the 77.6 they’ve averaged on the season. The rebounding edge goes to the Bruins in this matchup, who are one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 39.7 boards per game.
On the other side, Oregon State has a SU record of 17-11 and an ATS record of 14-13.
In their previous meeting this season, UCLA beat Oregon State, bringing its SU record to 7-3 over Oregon State in their most recent games. However, Oregon State holds the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. UCLA and Oregon State each held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once over the last five matchups.
Predictions: SU Winner – OreSt, ATS Winner – OreSt
Notes
UCLA averages 77.6 points per game (ranked 64th). Oregon State, on the other hand, allows 69.5 points per game (ranked 102nd).
On average, UCLA has 71.7 possessions per game and scores 1.082 points on each possession. Oregon State has both fewer possessions (67.5) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.061).
The Oregon State Beavers average an effective field goal percentage of 49.8% this season. The UCLA Bruins have an underachieving record of 4-11 when opponents have an eFG% of 49.8% or greater.
On average, UCLA attempts 16.0 three pointers and Oregon State attempts 18.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the UCLA Bruins are even at 4-4 while the Oregon State Beavers have a winning 7-3 record.
UCLA ranks 55th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.28, while Oregon State ranks 93rd with an A/TO of 1.20.
UCLA ranks 73rd in offensive rebounding. Oregon State ranks 303rd in defensive rebounding.
On average, Oregon State makes 7.3 steals per game. UCLA is a poor 4-8 when it allows at least 7 steals.
