UTEP Miners vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: PAC12

The Oregon Ducks (5-2) welcome the UTEP Miners (6-3) at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday.

The UTEP Miners faced Western New Mexico and notched a win by a score of 90-62 in their last game. UTEP finished the contest with a 46.5% field goal percentage (33 of 71) and converted 10 out of their 29 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Miners converted 14 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 44 with 18 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 dimes in this contest while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With regard to the defense, UTEP allowed the other team to shoot 38.6% from the field on 22 out of 57 shooting. Western New Mexico doled out 11 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. In addition, Western New Mexico snagged 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Western New Mexico finished the contest at 62.5% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 16 attempts. They also made 8 of 21 tries from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Miners finished with 16 while Western New Mexico accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Yazid Powell is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He walked away with 14 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He played for 20 minutes played and collected 6 boards. He ended up going 75.0% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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UTEP will take the court with a mark of 6-3 on the year. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UTEP is collecting 38.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 158 dimes on the season, which is 19th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Miners are shooting 29.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (51 of 174) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. They average 81.9 points per outing (57th in Division 1) while connecting on 48.1% from the field.

On defense, the Miners are able to force 18.4 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.3% from 3-point land and they rank 113th in D-1 in opponents PPG (68.1). The Miners defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.7% (205 of 504) and they relinquish 34.1 boards per game as a team. They rank 100th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 94 relinquished so far this year.

For their last game, the Oregon Ducks went home victorious with a score of 86-83 when they faced Michigan. With respect to cleaning the glass, Oregon permitted Michigan to pull down 28 in all (10 offensive). They went 41.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 out of 31 and finished the game at 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Ducks allowed Michigan to knock down 29 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.3% for this game. Overall, the Ducks shot 34 for 67 from the floor which had them shooting 50.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Oregon knocked down 10 out of 16 attempts (62.5%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. Michigan had 17 fouls in this contest which got the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Ducks earned 17 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the game.

Brennan Rigsby ended up having an impact for the Ducks for this contest. He converted 8 out of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this game.

Oregon has a record of 5-2 this season. When it comes to offense, the Ducks are connecting on 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 86th in college basketball. Oregon has accumulated 575 pts on the campaign (82.1 per contest) and they collect 39.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per game (105th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 9.3 times per contest. The Ducks have committed 17.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 61.0% from the free throw line.

The Oregon defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (52 of 152) and opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.3 dimes and 35.6 rebounds every game, which ranks 94th and 206th in those defensive categories. The Ducks on defense are ranked 266th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 74.7. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (251st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon

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