Oregon State at UCLA - 1/15/22 College Basketball Picks and Prediction
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UCLA Bruins (10-2) vs Oregon State Beavers (3-12)
Game Info: Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 10:30 pm (Pauley Pavilion)
Betting Odds: UCLA Bruins -16.5 -- Over/Under: 145.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Oregon State Beavers will travel to play the UCLA Bruins in a PAC-12 game on Saturday night.
The Oregon State Beavers are 3-12 (1-4) this season and have lost two games in a row. Oregon State is coming off of a loss to USC by a score of 81-71 in their last game. Oregon State led by five points at halftime but was outscored in the second half by a total of 44-29 for the loss. Jarod Lucas led the Beavers with 27 points and 4 rebounds in the game. Oregon State is averaging 69.4 points per game and is giving up 73.3 points per game against, while also averaging 32.4 rebounds per game and 12.4 assists per game. Jarod Lucas is averaging 14.3 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game, while Warith Alatishe is averaging 12.3 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game for the Beavers. Oregon State is shooting 45.9% on field goals, 67.2% on free throws, and 31.7% on three pointers.
The UCLA Bruins are 10-2 (2-1) this season and have won five of their last six games. UCLA lost to Oregon in their last game by a score of 84-81 in overtime. UCLA trailed by six points with 46 seconds left, but was able to come back and tie the game before losing in overtime. Johnny Juzang led the Bruins with 23 points and 9 rebounds in the game. UCLA is averaging 80.6 points per game and is giving up 67 points per game against, while also averaging 40.6 rebounds per game and 15.5 assists per game. Johnny Juzang is averaging 16.6 points per game and 5 rebounds per game, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 13.3 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Bruins. UCLA is shooting 45.1% on field goals, 69.1% on free throws, and 37.1% on three pointers.
Oregon State is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games and 16-5 ATS in their last 21 road games. The over is 11-1 in Oregon State’s last 12 games. UCLA is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games. The over is 6-2 in UCLA’s last 8 home games. The road team is 4-0 ATS in these two teams last 4 meetings.
UCLA comes into this game ranked #3 in the nation, while Oregon State is 3-12 on the season. UCLA will be hungry to get back in the win column and should show no mercy to a bad Oregon State team. I like UCLA here.
David’s Pick UCLA -16.5
AUTHOR: David Racey
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