Oregon Ducks vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: Max

The San Diego State Aztecs (2-1) are hosting the Oregon Ducks (5-0) at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday.

The Oregon Ducks played Oregon State and went home with a win by a final score of 78-75 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Ducks walked away with 18 and Oregon State racked up 16 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of their 20 tries from 3-point range. Oregon State walked away from this one shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 23 tries. Furthermore, Oregon State had 30 rebounds (12 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oregon State earned 12 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Oregon allowed 40.3% from the field on 25 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 21 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Ducks knocked down 9 of 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Oregon ended the contest with a 49.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 61) and made 9 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Nathan Bittle is one guy who came through for the game. He walked away with 23 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and totaled 14 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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Oregon heads into this one with a win-loss record of 5-0 on the year. They average 82.0 pts per contest (91st in college hoops) while connecting on 47.1% from the field. The Ducks are hitting 31.9% on three-point attempts (38 of 119) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Oregon is pulling down 40.0 boards per game and has tallied 86 dimes for the campaign, which is 193rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Ducks are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 fouls. They rank 60th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 58 relinquished this year. The Ducks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 39.0% (120 of 308) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 28.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 88th in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.0).

In their last game, the San Diego State Aztecs took a loss by a score of 80-67 against Gonzaga. With respect to how they attacked the glass, San Diego State allowed Gonzaga to get 38 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from distance by going 5 of 20 and finished the contest at 27 of 31 from the free throw line (87.1%). The Aztecs permitted Gonzaga to convert 24 of 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.1% for the game. When all was said and done, the Aztecs went 23 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 37.7%. In relation to shots from distance, San Diego State converted 8 out of their 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 72.2%. Gonzaga was called for 21 personal fouls in this contest which got the Aztecs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Aztecs recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Nick Boyd was important for the Aztecs in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 10 for the contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 33 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist in the game.

San Diego State has a mark of 2-1 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Aztecs are hitting on 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 230th in college hoops. San Diego State has 230 points for the season (76.7 per game) and they collect 38.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per game (152nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.7 times per contest. The Aztecs are committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The San Diego State defense surrenders 30.4% on shots from 3-point land (21 of 69) and their opponents are converting on 77.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.7 assists and 36.3 total boards per game, ranking them 119th and 252nd in those defensive categories. The Aztecs on defense are ranked 35th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 62.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 34.7% from the floor (7th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State

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