Oregon Ducks vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

Pauley Pavilion is the location where the UCLA Bruins (9-11) will play the Oregon Ducks (14-6) on Saturday.

The Oregon Ducks took the court against Arizona and took a loss by a final of 87-78 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Ducks walked away with 18 and Arizona accounted for 21 fouls. They converted 10 of 19 tries from distance. Arizona ended up going 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 21 of their 27 tries. On top of that, Arizona pulled down 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arizona doled out 15 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, Oregon allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Ducks knocked down 19 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. Oregon ended the contest with a 44.8% FG percentage (26 of 58) and made 7 of 18 shots from distance.

N'Faly Dante is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He finished with 19 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He finished the game at 72.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Oregon steps onto the hardwood with a record of 14-6 so far this season. They are turning it over 10.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.1 fouls every game. As a team, Oregon is pulling down 34.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 284 assists so far this season, which is 167th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Ducks are hitting 37.6% on 3-point shots (166 of 441) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They average 78.3 pts per game (79th in D-1) while hitting 47.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Ducks are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They rank 93rd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 244 surrendered on the year. The Ducks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.4% (517 of 1,140) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 35.3% on 3-pointers while they are 227th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (72.9).

In their last game, the UCLA Bruins walked away with a victory by a final of 65-50 when they faced USC. The Bruins corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this contest. They gave up possession 5 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. USC committed 17 fouls for this contest which got the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, UCLA made 7 out of 16 tries (43.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bruins ended up going 20 for 56 from the field which had them at 35.7%. The Bruins allowed USC to make 17 of 48 tries from the field which had them sitting at 35.4% for the game. They shot 46.2% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). Concerning team rebounding, UCLA permitted USC to collect 25 overall (6 offensive).

Lazar Stefanovic ended up being a factor for the Bruins in this game. He made 3 of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and totaled 9 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 38 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes in this contest.

UCLA has a win-loss mark of 9-11 this season. The Bruins are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls every game and they hit 71.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.9 times per contest (290th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. UCLA has scored 1,304 points for the year (65.2 per contest) and they pull down 35.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bruins are shooting 41.6% from the field, which has them ranked 319th in the nation.

The Bruins on the defensive side of the court are 19th in college hoops in PPG given up with 63.9. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (30th in college basketball). The UCLA defense gives up 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc (156 of 481) and their opposition makes 71.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.7 dimes and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 28th and 53rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCLA

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