NCAA basketball on Sunday night and we will see the Oregon State Beavers travel to Pauley Pavilion to take on the UCLA Bruins. The game has a start time of 9:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Vegas odds have the Bruins listed as 13.5 point favorites, while the total sits at 150.5.
Analysis: Oregon State comes in at 15-12 overall and 7-8 in the PAC-12. They have really struggled down the stretch, winning just 2 of their last 7 games and they are just 3-8 on the road this year. The Offense for the Beavers has been solid as they average 75.7 ppg (64th) on 48.4% shooting overall (19th) and 39.3% from long range (17th). This team can hurt you in many ways offensively and they even hit their free throws at a 71% clip. The offense is lead by Roberto Nelson, who averages 20.6 ppg. Behind his is Devon Collier, who averages 13.5 ppg and Angus Brandt, who averages 12.6 ppg. Eric Moreland chips in with 8.2 ppg, while leading the team in rebounding at 9.5 ppg. Defense has been a problem for this team as they come in allowing 74.5 ppg, which ranks 292nd in the nation.
UCLA comes in on a 2 game slide after losing to Stanford on the road and then to Oregon at home in a wild OT game. The Bruins were missing Jordan Adams and Kyle Anderson for the game vs Oregon, as they were suspended for the game, but both will be back here for a Bruins team that is 21-7 overall and 10-5 in the PAC-12. The Bruins average a healthy 82.9 ppg to rank 9th in the country. They are also 10th in shooting, hitting 49.1% of their shots overall, plus 7th in 3pt shooting (40.1%) and 27th in free throw shooting (74.5%). The Offense is led by Jordan Adams, who averages 17.9 ppg, while Kyle Anderson is second on the team, averaging 14.9 ppg, and he leads the team in rebounding at 8.6 rpg. You can see whet they were missing vs Oregon and yet still almost pulled put the win. On defense the Bruins have allowed 71 ppg on 42.5% shooting.
Pick: Let's go with the Over in this one. UCLA averages 86.4 ppg at home, while OSU has allowed 78.4 ppg on the road. Oregon State has been a very good offensive team all year and they do average 73.9 ppg on the road on 48.9% shooting. The Bruins have allowed just 69.6 ppg at home, but 75.2 in their last 5 overall and I expect the Beavers to be able to put 70+ on the board here, while UCLA should be good for something in the 80's
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