NCAA Tournament: Oklahoma State vs Oregon State 3/21/21 College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Oklahoma State Cowboys battle the Oregon State Beavers Sunday in the college basketball NCAA Tournament Second Round at the Lucas Oil Stadium as March Madness finishes out the night.

The Oregon State Beavers look for another win after upsetting Tennessee in the first round. The Oregon State Beavers are averaging 70 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 68.1 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Ethan Thompson is averaging 15.3 points and 3.9 assists while Jarod Lucas is averaging 12.9 points and 2.1 rebounds. Warith Alatishe is dishing 1.7 assists and Zach Reichle is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Oregon State Beavers are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line. The Oregon State Beavers are allowing 31.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys look for another win after beating Liberty in the first round. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are averaging 76.7 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 72.3 points on 41 percent shooting. Cade Cunningham is averaging 20.2 points and 3.6 assists while Avery Anderson III is averaging 11.7 points and four rebounds. Isaac Likekele is dishing 3.7 assists and Kalib Boone is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are allowing 32.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.

The Beavers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games and 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Cowboys are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The over is 6-1 in Beavers last 7 overall. The over is 19-7 in Cowboys last 26 overall.

The Oregon State Beavers had one of the better first round performances with a comfortable win over a good Tennessee team and that defensive pressure was something serious. However, Oklahoma State has far and away the better offensive weapons than the Vols, and they’re led by one of the top players in the entire country. OK State should be able to have success from the outside, get easier buckets and that’s going to put pressure on an Oregon State team that’s limited in playmakers. Oklahoma State has also covered nine of its last 10 games. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk with the Cowboys.