Oregon Ducks vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

The Oregon Ducks (4-4) are hitting the road to Pauley Pavilion on Sunday where they will try to beat the UCLA Bruins (6-2).

The Oregon Ducks faced Washington State and went home with a win by a final score of 74-60 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Ducks ended up finishing with 14 while Washington State finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They made 3 of their 14 tries from 3-point range. Washington State ended up going 87.5% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 8 tries. On top of that, Washington State collected 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Washington State distributed 5 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Oregon allowed the other team to shoot 47.2% from the field on 25 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 28 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Ducks buried 7 of their 8 tries for a rate of 87.5%. Oregon finished the contest with a 51.6% field goal percentage (32 out of 62) and made 3 out of their 18 three-point attempts.

Will Richardson is one guy who played a role for this game. He went 50.0% from the field and also earned 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Oregon comes into this matchup with a mark of 4-4 this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 14.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oregon is collecting 37.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 104 dimes this year, which is 168th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Ducks are shooting 28.6% from downtown (54 of 189) and 63.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.8 points per game (263rd in Division 1) on 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Ducks are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 245th in college basketball in giving up assists with 101 relinquished on the year. The Ducks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.3% (191 of 462) and they surrender 30.9 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 93rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (64.4).

In their last game, the UCLA Bruins got the victory with a final of 80-66 against Stanford. The Bruins were able to collect 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. Stanford committed 15 fouls in the game which got the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.9%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, UCLA made 6 of 14 tries (42.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Bruins finished 32 for 54 from the field which had them sitting at 59.3%. The Bruins permitted Stanford to convert 24 of 53 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.3% for the contest. They went 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 27 and finished the game at 9 out of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, UCLA permitted Stanford to collect 21 in all (8 offensive).

Jaime Jaquez ended up being important for the Bruins for this game. He earned 27 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for this contest. He converted 12 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 70.6%, and had 4 rebounds.

UCLA has a record of 6-2 for the year. The Bruins are committing 15.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.1 times per game (32nd in the nation) and they turn it over 10.9 times per game. UCLA has earned 661 points so far this season (82.6 per game) and they collect 35.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bruins are connecting on 51.4% from the field, which ranks 8th in the nation.

The Bruins on defense are ranked 84th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 64.1. They are forcing their opponents into 17.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (162nd in college hoops). The UCLA defense concedes 30.1% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 196) and their opponents are converting on 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.8 dimes and 30.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 213th and 35th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCLA

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