Oregon Ducks vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN

McKale Center is the location where the Arizona Wildcats (22-2) will compete against the Oregon Ducks (17-8) on Saturday.

The Oregon Ducks stepped onto the hardwood against Washington State and notched a win by a score of 62-59 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Ducks walked away with 17 while Washington State recorded 15 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 33 shots from long range. Washington State finished the contest at 63.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 11 attempts. Moreover, Washington State pulled down 43 rebounds (18 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Washington State doled out 9 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In regard to the defense, Oregon let their opponent shoot 30.1% from the field on 22 out of 73 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Ducks knocked down 7 of 14 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Oregon finished the contest with a 41.7% field goal percentage (25 of 60) and made 5 out of their 19 3-point shots.

N'Faly Dante is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 20 mins and grabbed 10 rebounds. He notched 13 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Oregon will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 17-8 on the campaign. They are averaging 72.7 points per outing (147th in the nation) while shooting 46.1% from the floor. The Ducks are shooting 34.7% on shots from distance (183 of 527) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon is grabbing 34.6 boards per contest and has 302 dimes this season, which has them ranked 240th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Ducks are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 129th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 294 conceded this year. The Ducks are giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (607 of 1,436) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 30.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 119th in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 92-68 against Washington. In relation to cleaning the glass, Arizona permitted Washington to snag 34 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 17.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 out of 17 and finished the game at 23 out of 31 at the free throw line (74.2%). The Wildcats permitted Washington to make 21 out of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.6% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats ended up going 36 for 63 from the field which had them at 57.1%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Arizona knocked down 8 out of 20 tries (40.0%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 60.0%. Washington committed 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Wildcats corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the game.

Bennedict Mathurin was important for the Wildcats in the game. He racked up 25 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for this contest. He made 8 out of 11 in the matchup giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Arizona has a record of 22-2 this year. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.6 fouls per game and they shoot 72.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.1 times per game (1st in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. Arizona has scored 2,037 pts this season (84.9 per contest) and they grab 43.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 48.8% from the field, which is 10th in the nation.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 64th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 65.0. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.9% from the floor (2nd in D-1). The Arizona defense concedes 31.2% on shots from distance (171 of 548) and their opponents are connecting on 65.2% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.5 assists and 34.1 rebounds per game, which ranks them 79th and 148th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon

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