California Baptist Lancers vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 12/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: PAC12

The California Baptist Lancers (6-2) are hitting the road to Matthew Knight Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Oregon Ducks (6-2).

The California Baptist Lancers faced off with Utah Tech and took a loss by a final of 72-69 in their last game. California Baptist wrapped up the contest with a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 of 55) and converted 7 out of their 26 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lancers made 18 of their 27 shots for a rate of 66.7%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 assists for this game as well as forcing 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of defending, California Baptist allowed the other team to go 58.8% from the floor on 30 of 51 shooting. Utah Tech earned 14 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In addition, Utah Tech pulled down 26 rebounds (2 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Utah Tech finished shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 6 of their 10 shots. They buried 6 out of their 10 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Lancers walked away with 15 while Utah Tech had 22 fouls.

Dominique Daniels Jr. is one guy who played a role for the contest. He notched 30 points on 10 of 24 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and pulled down 1 rebound. He finished 41.7% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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California Baptist enters this matchup with a record of 6-2 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, California Baptist is pulling in 40.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 100 assists on the season, which is 306th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Lancers are shooting 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (60 of 175) and 65.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.4 pts per game (240th in the country) while going 42.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lancers are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 15th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 80 conceded for the year. The Lancers are allowing a FG percentage of 42.3% (192 of 454) and they relinquish 32.1 boards per contest as a group. They concede 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 32nd in the nation in opponents PPG (63.3).

The last time they took the court, the Oregon Ducks got the win with a final of 71-49 when they played UTEP. The Ducks corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this matchup. They turned it over 18 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. UTEP committed 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a clip of 76.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Oregon converted 4 of 17 tries (23.5%). When all was said and done, the Ducks ended up shooting 24 out of 44 from the floor which had them shooting 54.5%. The Ducks permitted UTEP to knock down 18 of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0% for the matchup. They shot 26.7% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 15 and ended up shooting 9 of 18 at the charity stripe (50.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Oregon allowed UTEP to collect 24 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Jermaine Couisnard ended up being a factor for the Ducks for the contest. He scored 18 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He buried 6 of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Oregon has a mark of 6-2 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Ducks are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 60th in the country. Oregon has accumulated 646 pts on the season (80.8 per contest) and they collect 38.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.6 times per game (109th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per game. The Ducks are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per game and they go 63.0% from the charity stripe.

The Ducks are ranked 197th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.5. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the floor (220th in college basketball). The Oregon defense concedes 33.5% on three-point shots (56 of 167) and opponents are connecting on 69.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.0 assists and 34.4 total rebounds per game, ranking them 74th and 152nd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon

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