Tennessee State Tigers vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee State Tigers vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: PAC12

Matthew Knight Arena is where the Oregon Ducks (2-0) will go up against the Tennessee State Tigers (3-0) on Friday.

The Tennessee State Tigers faced Portland and notched a win by a score of 75-58 in their last contest. Tennessee State ended with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 of 57) and converted 10 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 11 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 34 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 15 assists in this contest while creating 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing the defense, Tennessee State allowed the other team to go 35.6% from the floor on 21 out of 59 shooting. Portland doled out 3 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In addition, Portland grabbed 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Portland finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 12 attempts. They converted 8 of 25 shots from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Tigers walked away with 23 and Portland accumulated 12 fouls.

Christian Brown is a player who came through for the matchup. He went 57.1% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 24 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Tennessee State will enter this game with a mark of 3-0 so far this year. They average 78.0 pts per contest (169th in the nation) on 46.4% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 38.7% on shots from downtown (24 of 62) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Tennessee State is pulling down 39.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 42 dimes so far this season, which is 160th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 17.3 turnovers every game while drawing 14.0 fouls. They rank 45th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 22 surrendered this season. The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 36.1% (61 of 169) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 29.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 54th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (61.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oregon Ducks took home the win by a final score of 75-61 against Montana. Regarding team rebounding, Oregon allowed Montana to collect 29 in total (1 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 25.0% from downtown by connecting on 5 of 20 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). The Ducks allowed Montana to convert 22 out of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.9% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Ducks went 26 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 41.3%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Oregon knocked down 7 of 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to convert 16 of them for a rate of 57.1%. Montana had 23 fouls in the game which took the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They also coughed it up 2 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Ducks snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this game.

Nathan Bittle ended up being a major contributor for the Ducks in this matchup. He recorded 17 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Oregon has a win-loss mark of 2-0 this season. The Ducks are committing 18.0 fouls per game and they hit 52.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per game (219th in Division 1) and they turn it over 8.5 times per contest. Oregon has totaled 157 pts on the season (78.5 per game) and they pull down 54.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Ducks are connecting on 41.9% from the field, which is 264th in college hoops.

The Oregon defense allows 30.0% from downtown (15 of 50) and opponents are converting on 65.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.5 assists and 36.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 60th and 215th in Division 1. The Ducks on defense are ranked 132nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.0. They have forced 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 35.8% from the field (40th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee State

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