Oregon Ducks vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Oregon Ducks vs Arizona Wildcats
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ
TV: ESPN+
McKale Center is where the Arizona Wildcats (22-6) will play the Oregon Ducks (19-9) on Saturday.
The Oregon Ducks faced Oregon State and notched a win by a score of 78-71 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Ducks ended up walking away with 14 while Oregon State recorded 24 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 21 tries from distance. Oregon State finished the contest at 100.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 8 attempts. On top of that, Oregon State snagged 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Oregon State distributed 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In relation to the defense, Oregon let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the field on 28 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Ducks converted 23 of their 32 shots for a percentage of 71.9%. Oregon finished the game having earned a 49.0% FG percentage (25 of 51) and made 5 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land.
Kwame Evans Jr. is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He accounted for 22 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He ended up going 85.7% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.
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Oregon heads into this game with a record of 19-9 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, Oregon is collecting 34.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 388 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 146th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Ducks are connecting on 35.5% on 3-point shots (219 of 617) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They average 76.0 points per outing (111th in the country) while shooting 45.5% from the field.
Defensively, the Ducks are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 129th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 345 relinquished this season. The Ducks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.9% (720 of 1,605) and they concede 33.6 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from downtown and they are 168th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.5).
For their last game, the Arizona Wildcats got the victory with a final of 85-67 against Arizona State. The Wildcats snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Arizona State committed 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Arizona converted 8 out of 21 tries (38.1%). Overall, the Wildcats went 32 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2%. The Wildcats permitted Arizona State to knock down 21 of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.0% for this game. They went 26.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 26 and finished the contest at 18 of 25 at the charity stripe (72.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, Arizona permitted Arizona State to pull down 28 overall (10 on the offensive side).
Kylan Boswell ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in this game. He buried 7 out of 9 in the game for a rate of 77.8%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup.
Arizona has a win-loss record of 22-6 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are shooting 49.1% from the field, which is 16th in the country. Arizona has scored 2,517 pts for the campaign (89.9 per game) and they average 43.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 18.9 times per game (2nd in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 16.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the charity stripe.
The Arizona defense gives up 33.8% on shots from distance (232 of 686) and their opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.3 dimes and 32.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 297th and 49th in the country. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 212th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 72.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (78th in college basketball).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona
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