Oregon Ducks vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: PAC12

Haas Pavilion is the location where the California Golden Bears (11-15) will try to beat the Oregon Ducks (17-8) on Saturday.

The Oregon Ducks stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon State and walked away with a win by a score of 60-58 in their last contest. Oregon finished the contest having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (26 out of 60) and buried 2 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Ducks knocked down 6 of 10 tries for a rate of 60.0%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 9 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to the defense, Oregon allowed the other team to shoot 41.8% from the floor on 23 of 55 shooting. Oregon State doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals for this game. On top of that, Oregon State totaled 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Oregon State walked away from this one shooting 76.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 13 tries. They also knocked down 2 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Ducks walked away with 17 and Oregon State totaled 10 personal fouls.

N'Faly Dante is one guy who played a role for this game. He racked up 22 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 69.2% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Oregon will enter this game with a mark of 17-8 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Oregon is pulling down 34.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 350 assists for the season, which ranks 177th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Ducks are shooting 35.6% on shots from distance (198 of 556) and 70.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.3 points per contest (107th in the nation) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

On defense, the Ducks have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They surrender 34.2% on 3-pointers and they are 185th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (71.9). The Ducks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.1% (642 of 1,425) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 99th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 312 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the California Golden Bears went home victorious with a score of 82-80 against Washington. The Golden Bears were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 42 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Washington was called for 15 fouls for the game which took the Golden Bears to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, California knocked down 7 of 26 attempts (26.9%). Overall, the Golden Bears walked away from this one shooting 30 for 66 from the floor which had them at 45.5%. The Golden Bears allowed Washington to make 31 of 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3% for the game. They finished 34.6% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 of 26 and ended up going 9 of 16 at the charity stripe (56.3%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, California allowed Washington to get 31 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Jaylon Tyson pitched in for the Golden Bears in this game. He recorded 28 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this game. He made 11 of 20 for this contest for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

California has a record of 11-15 this season. When it comes to offense, the Golden Bears are hitting on 42.7% from the field, which is ranked 286th in the nation. California has scored 1,946 points this season (74.8 per game) and they pull down 37.8 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.2 times per contest (274th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. The Golden Bears are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they go 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The California defense surrenders 35.4% on shots from distance (202 of 570) and their opponents are converting on 71.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.7 assists and 35.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 158th and 213th in those categories on the defensive end. The Golden Bears on the defensive end are ranked 301st in college hoops in PPG given up with 76.3. They have forced 10.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (247th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon

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