UCLA vs Oregon State 1/15/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Oregon State Beavers (3-12) vs. UCLA Bruins (10-2)
January 15, 2022 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: UCLA Bruins -16.5 / Oregon State Beavers +16.5; Over/Under: -148.5
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The Oregon State Beavers and the UCLA Bruins meet in college basketball action from Pauley Pavilion on Saturday night.
The Oregon State Beavers will look to bounce back from an 81-71 loss to USC last time out. Jarod Lucas leads the Beavers in scoring with 14.3 PPG while Warith Alatishe has 12.3 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Beavers on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for Oregon State so far this season. Dashawn Davis also has 9.4 PPG with 4.1 RPG and a team-high 5.1 APG to lead the Beavers in the assist department as well this season. As a team, Oregon State is averaging 69.4 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three and 67.2% from the foul line while allowing 73.3 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field and 33.6% from three this season.
The UCLA Bruins will try to rebound from an 84-81 loss to Oregon in their last game. Johnny Juzang leads the Bruins in scoring with 16.6 PPG along with 5 RPG while Jaime Jaquez Jr. has 13.3 PPG with 5.6 RPG and Jules Bernard has 13 PPG with 4.8 RPG this season. Tyger Campbell also has 12.6 PPG with a team-high 4.7 APG this season. Myles Johnson also leads the Bruins on the glass with a team-high 6.6 RPG as well this season. As a team, UCLA is averaging 80.6 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 37.1% from three and 69.1% from the foul line while allowing 67 PPG on 42% shooting from the field and 31.9% shooting from three this season.
Oregon State is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games following a loss. UCLA is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record.
I get why you’d look towards Oregon State and the points, as the Bruins really burned a lot of people, myself included, in that game against Oregon and kind of just fell apart. However, Oregon State hasn’t been all that great, and while they’ve been covering games as of late, I think a ticked off UCLA team is not what the Beavers had in mind for a winnable game for this one. I think UCLA just takes out some frustration on Oregon State here and finds a way to eke out a cover here.
