Oregon Ducks vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 2/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Arizona Wildcats (19-3) are hosting the Oregon Ducks (13-9) at McKale Center on Thursday.

The Oregon Ducks faced Utah and walked away with a win by a score of 68-56 in their last contest. Oregon ended the contest having earned a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 of 58) and buried 8 out of their 26 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Ducks converted 6 of 9 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When talking about defending, Oregon allowed 28.1% from the field on 16 out of 57 shooting. Utah distributed 11 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. Moreover, Utah grabbed 29 boards (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Utah finished the game shooting 84.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 19 shots. They made 8 of 23 tries from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Ducks walked away with 17 while Utah finished the game with 13 fouls.

Jermaine Couisnard is someone who played a role in this contest. He racked up 18 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Oregon comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-9 this year. They cough up possession 12.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Oregon is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 292 assists on the season, which ranks 190th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Ducks are shooting 30.6% on shots from downtown (155 of 506) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. They average 70.3 points per outing (212th in the nation) while going 45.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Ducks have forced 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 79th in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.0). The Ducks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.7% (526 of 1,291) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 144th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 270 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Arizona Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 95-72 when they faced Washington. When it comes to team rebounding, Arizona allowed Washington to grab 28 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 29.6% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 27 and finished the contest at 10 of 11 at the charity stripe (90.9%). The Wildcats allowed Washington to make 27 out of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats shot 34 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.3%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Arizona made 11 of their 26 tries (42.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 84.2%. Washington earned 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. The Wildcats collected 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this matchup.

Azuolas Tubelis ended up being important for the Wildcats in the matchup. He scored 25 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for the contest. He made 10 of 17 for this contest for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and had 10 rebounds.

Arizona has a record of 19-3 on the year. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are connecting on 48.7% from the field, which is ranked 16th in the country. Arizona has scored 1,824 pts this year (82.9 per contest) and they average 41.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 19.3 times per game (2nd in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 17.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.1% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 234th in the country in points per game surrendered with 71.3. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (37th in the country). The Arizona defense concedes 31.5% on three-point shots (173 of 550) and their opposition knocks down 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.5 dimes and 33.7 total boards per game, ranking them 174th and 153rd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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