Oregon State vs Loyola Chicago 3/27/21 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

Oregon State comes into this game winners of 5 in a row including the Pac-12 championship. The Beavers got an 80-70 win over Oklahoma State in row 2nd round. Ethan Thompson lead the way for Oregon State with a team high 26 points, while going 15-16 from the free-throw line. Jarrod Lucas and Maurice Caloo each added 15 points, while Roman Silva added a team high 12 rebounds.

Oregon State has had offensive struggles throughout the year ranking 187th in the nation scoring 70.94 points on 43.58% shooting. Ethan Thompson leads the way offensively with 15.6 points per game , while averaging a team high 3.8 assists.

The Ramblers have won 5 in a row after picking up back to back double digit wins in the tournament. Loyola was the first team in the tournament to knock of a 1 seed with a 71-58 win over Illinois. First Team All American Cameron Krutwig lead the way with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in 33 minutes of game time.

Loyola scores 71.47 points per game on 50.38% shooting ranking the offense 165th in the nation. While Loyola can score the ball it is the 2nd ranked defense in the nation that has gotten the Ramblers to this point. Loyola allows 55.77 points per game, while holding teams to 41.3% shooting.