Houston Cougars vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 11/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: ESPN

The Houston Cougars (4-0) are en route to Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Oregon Ducks (2-1).

The Houston Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Southern and notched a win by a score of 83-48 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Cougars walked away with 15 and Texas Southern racked up 20 fouls. They buried 3 of 16 tries from downtown. Texas Southern shot 60.0% at the free throw line by making 9 of 15 shots. On top of that, Texas Southern grabbed 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Texas Southern recorded 6 assists and had 5 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 36.7% from the field on 18 of 49 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Cougars buried 16 of 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Houston wrapped up the game with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 out of 60) and made 5 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Marcus Sasser is someone who played a role for this game. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and recorded 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Houston will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 4-0 for the year. They turn it over 9.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Houston is pulling in 42.8 boards per game and has accounted for 58 assists for the season, which ranks 71st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are hitting 29.7% on shots from 3-point land (27 of 91) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 82.5 pts per contest (73rd in college basketball) while connecting on 49.4% from the field.

On defense, the Cougars are able to force 17.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are conceding 21.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 3rd in the country in points per game from their opponents (46.0). The Cougars are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 28.4% (58 of 204) and they surrender 32.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 26th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 23 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oregon Ducks got the win with a final of 81-51 when they faced Montana State. Regarding cleaning the glass, Oregon allowed Montana State to snag 23 in all (6 offensive). They finished 16.7% from beyond the arc by going 4 of 24 and finished the game at 9 of 9 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Ducks allowed Montana State to convert 19 of their 59 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 32.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Ducks ended up shooting 32 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 53.3%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Oregon converted 12 of their 27 tries (44.4%). They were able to make 5 of those for a rate of 38.5%. Montana State was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Ducks to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Ducks pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game.

Kel'el Ware was important for the Ducks for this game. He had 16 points in his 25 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this contest. He buried 7 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Oregon has a mark of 2-1 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Ducks are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 182nd in college basketball. Oregon has accounted for 217 points this season (72.3 per game) and they pull in 42.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.3 times per contest (202nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. The Ducks are responsible for committing 13.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 56.5% from the charity stripe.

The Ducks on the defensive end are ranked 27th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 55.0. They are forcing 15.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 36.0% from the field (43rd in college hoops). The Oregon defense allows 27.1% on 3-point shots (19 of 70) and opponents are connecting on 81.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 9.7 dimes and 30.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 80th and 51st in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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