California Golden Bears vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: PAC12

Matthew Knight Arena is the site where the Oregon Ducks (12-3) will try to defeat the California Golden Bears (6-10) on Saturday.

The California Golden Bears faced Colorado and took home the win by a score of 82-78 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Golden Bears ended up with 17 while Colorado finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They made 6 of 15 tries from beyond the perimeter. Colorado finished the contest at 73.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. Moreover, Colorado collected 36 boards (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Colorado doled out 12 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, California allowed the other team to go 49.2% from the floor on 29 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Bears knocked down 16 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 76.2%. California finished having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (26 of 65) and buried 14 of 30 3-point shots.

Jaylon Tyson is a player who played a role for this game. He ended up with 30 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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California enters this contest with a record of 6-10 on the season. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, California is grabbing 37.4 boards per game and has 198 assists on the season, which is 234th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Bears are connecting on 34.7% from downtown (147 of 424) and 72.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.5 points per contest (165th in D-1) while going 43.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Golden Bears are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers every game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are ranked 176th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 194 surrendered on the year. The Golden Bears are allowing a FG percentage of 45.5% (430 of 946) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 304th in college basketball in PPG allowed (76.4).

In their last game, the Oregon Ducks went home victorious with a score of 89-84 against Washington State. In the matter of team rebounding, Oregon allowed Washington State to get 24 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 50.0% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 18 and finished the game at 19 of 27 at the charity stripe (70.4%). The Ducks permitted Washington State to convert 28 out of 52 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 53.8% for this game. Overall, the Ducks went 32 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.2%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Oregon made 14 out of 24 attempts (58.3%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. Washington State was called for 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Ducks to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Ducks were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for this contest.

Brennan Rigsby was important for the Ducks in this contest. He buried 7 of 9 in the game giving him a rate of 77.8%, but wasn't able to snag a rebound. He accumulated 18 points in his 20 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup.

Oregon has a record of 12-3 so far this year. As an offense, the Ducks are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which is ranked 65th in the nation. Oregon has scored 1,180 points this year (78.7 per contest) and they pull down 35.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.2 times per contest (136th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Ducks commit 17.1 fouls every game while shooting 69.2% from the free throw line.

The Oregon defense concedes 34.6% on 3-point attempts (103 of 298) and their opponents are knocking down 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.7 dimes and 33.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 99th and 101st in those defensive categories. The Ducks on the defensive end are ranked 175th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 71.4. They are able to force 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (265th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take California

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