Colorado Buffaloes vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 3/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado Buffaloes (20-9) are en route to Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Oregon Ducks (19-10).

The Colorado Buffaloes stepped onto the hardwood against Stanford and walked away with a win by a score of 81-71 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Buffaloes ended up finishing with 16 while Stanford totaled 13 fouls. They also made 7 of their 28 shots from distance. Stanford finished the game shooting 70.0% from the free throw line by burying 14 of their 20 shots. In addition, Stanford snagged 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Stanford dished out 13 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. With regard to the defense, Colorado allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Buffaloes made 4 of their 9 tries for a percentage of 44.4%. Colorado walked away from the contest having earned a 53.2% FG percentage (33 of 62) and buried 11 of their 25 shots from distance.

Tristan Da Silva is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 27 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and totaled 11 rebounds. He finished 61.1% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Colorado will take the court with a win-loss mark of 20-9 so far this season. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Colorado is pulling in 37.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 468 assists for the campaign, which is 52nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Buffaloes are shooting 39.8% on shots from 3-point land (202 of 508) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.9 points per outing (34th in the nation) while shooting 49.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Buffaloes are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They surrender 33.0% on 3-point attempts and they rank 198th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.5). The Buffaloes defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (768 of 1,751) and they surrender 29.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 43rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 328 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Oregon Ducks took a loss by a score of 103-83 when they played Arizona. Regarding rebounds, Oregon permitted Arizona to pull down 30 in total (9 offensive). They shot 56.0% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 25 and finished the contest at 11 out of 19 from the free throw line (57.9%). The Ducks permitted Arizona to convert 39 out of their 64 tries from the field which had them at 60.9% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Ducks went 35 for 67 from the floor which had them shooting 52.2%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Oregon buried 6 of 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.8%. Arizona was called for 13 fouls for this contest which got the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Ducks were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 27 in this matchup.

Jermaine Couisnard pitched in for the Ducks in this matchup. He knocked down 14 of 24 in this contest for a rate of 58.3%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He had 39 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 5 assists in the matchup.

Oregon has a win-loss mark of 19-10 on the year. The Ducks commit 16.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.9 times per game (129th in D-1) and they cough up possession 10.6 times per game. Oregon has totaled 2,210 pts on the year (76.2 per game) and they grab 34.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Ducks are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which is 118th in D-1.

The Oregon defense allows 34.6% on 3-pointers (204 of 590) and their opposition knocks down 72.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.8 dimes and 33.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 173rd and 120th in D-1. The Ducks on the defensive end are ranked 203rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.6. They have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (291st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon

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