Oregon Ducks vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 2/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN

The Oregon Ducks (17-8) are traveling to Maples Pavilion on Thursday where they will take on the Stanford Cardinal (12-13).

The Oregon Ducks faced Oregon State and earned the victory with a final of 60-58 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Ducks ended up finishing with 17 and Oregon State had 10 personal fouls. They also knocked down 2 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. Oregon State ended up going 76.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 13 tries. Additionally, Oregon State snagged 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oregon State doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. In regard to the defense, Oregon let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the floor on 23 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 39 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Ducks buried 6 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Oregon ended with a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 60) and made 2 of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

N'Faly Dante is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 69.2% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 30 minutes and also collected 6 boards. He walked away with 22 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Oregon will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-8 so far this season. They currently have an average of 76.3 pts per game (107th in D-1) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Ducks are connecting on 35.6% on 3-point shots (198 of 556) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oregon is grabbing 34.7 boards per contest and has racked up 350 dimes this season, which is 169th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Ducks are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are 109th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 312 surrendered for the year. The Ducks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (642 of 1,425) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.2% from 3-point land while they are 185th in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.9).

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal took a loss by a final score of 72-59 against Washington State. The Cardinal were able to pull down 15 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 20 for this contest. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. Washington State committed 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, Stanford made 6 out of their 18 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Cardinal finished shooting 22 for 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.1%. The Cardinal allowed Washington State to convert 25 out of 53 tries from the field which had them at 47.2% for the contest. They shot 39.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 9 of 23 and finished the contest at 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Stanford allowed Washington State to pull down 35 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Angel was important for the Cardinal for the contest. He buried 6 out of 9 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 2 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 35 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Stanford has a record of 12-13 on the season. As an offensive team, the Cardinal are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 55th in college hoops. Stanford has scored 1,937 points so far this season (77.5 per contest) and they collect 35.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.0 times per contest (20th in the country) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. The Cardinal have committed 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Cardinal on defense are ranked 295th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (246th in college basketball). The Stanford defense allows 34.8% on 3-pointers (203 of 584) and their opponents are connecting on 68.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.4 dimes and 34.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 143rd and 184th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon

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