Arizona Wildcats vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: FOX

The Oregon Ducks (13-5) are hosting the Arizona Wildcats (14-4) at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday.

The Arizona Wildcats faced off with UCLA and walked away with a win by a score of 77-71 in their last game. Arizona walked away from the contest having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (23 of 54) and buried 6 of 26 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 25 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 86.2%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to the defense, Arizona let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. UCLA doled out 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In addition, UCLA grabbed 25 rebounds (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UCLA finished the game shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of 14 attempts. They converted 9 of 26 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 13 while UCLA had 25 personal fouls.

Pelle Larsson is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He recorded 22 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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Arizona heads into this game with a record of 14-4 this year. They are averaging 89.9 points per contest (2nd in the country) while going 48.8% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (142 of 385) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Arizona is snagging 44.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 345 assists on the season, which ranks 13th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They currently rank 223rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 255 conceded this year. The Wildcats defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.3% (474 of 1,121) and they relinquish 31.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 33.4% on shots from downtown while they are 174th in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.6).

The last time they took the court, the Oregon Ducks went home defeated by a final of 80-77 against Utah. Regarding how they rebounded, Oregon allowed Utah to get 35 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.7% from distance by going 11 out of 27 and finished the contest at 15 out of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Ducks permitted Utah to convert 27 of 54 tries from the floor which had them at 50.0% in this game. Overall, the Ducks finished shooting 29 for 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Oregon made 12 of 24 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a clip of 63.6%. Utah was called for 14 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They coughed it up 8 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Ducks recorded 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 29 in this contest.

Jermaine Couisnard pitched in for the Ducks for this game. He converted 9 of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He totaled 26 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accounted for 4 assists for this game.

Oregon has a win-loss mark of 13-5 for the campaign. The Ducks are committing 17.3 fouls per contest and they hit 68.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.1 times per game (133rd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 10.6 times per contest. Oregon has earned 1,407 pts on the season (78.2 per contest) and they pull in 34.4 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Ducks are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 66th in college basketball.

The Ducks on defense are ranked 219th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.8. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the field (293rd in college basketball). The Oregon defense allows 35.0% from downtown (128 of 366) and their opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.2 dimes and 33.7 rebounds per contest, which is 119th and 117th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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