Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 1/4/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies

Date: Thursday, January 4, 2024

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: PAC12

The Washington Huskies (8-5) are hosting the Oregon Ducks (10-3) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Thursday.

The Oregon Ducks played UCLA and notched a win by a score of 64-59 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Ducks ended up with 16 while UCLA had 17 personal fouls. They also buried 3 of their 19 tries from distance. UCLA finished the contest at 72.7% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of their 11 shots. In addition, UCLA had 32 boards (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UCLA totaled 14 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Oregon let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 24 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Ducks made 10 of 14 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. Oregon finished having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (22 of 54) and converted 10 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Jackson Shelstad is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and also totaled 2 boards. He went 53.8% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Oregon enters this game with a record of 10-3 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oregon is snagging 36.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 180 assists so far this season, which is 204th in the country in terms of passing. The Ducks are connecting on 35.2% on three-point attempts (100 of 284) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They average 78.1 points per contest (106th in the nation) while hitting 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Ducks have forced 14.1 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.0% on 3-pointers while they are 162nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.2). The Ducks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.5% (324 of 744) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 111th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 154 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-90 against Utah. The Huskies pulled down 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. Utah had 19 fouls in this contest which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Washington made 8 of their 23 attempts (34.8%). Overall, the Huskies went 31 out of 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7%. The Huskies permitted Utah to convert 37 of their 70 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.9% for the matchup. They went 45.8% from three-point range by going 11 out of 24 and finished the game at 10 out of 22 at the free throw line (45.5%). In relation to rebounding, Washington allowed Utah to snag 45 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Keion Brooks pitched in for the Huskies for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 18 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game.

Washington has a win-loss record of 8-5 this season. The Huskies are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls every game and they shoot 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.2 times per contest (53rd in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.2 times per contest. Washington has scored 1,072 points this year (82.5 per game) and they average 38.6 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Huskies are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 102nd in Division 1.

The Huskies are ranked 291st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 75.9. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (161st in D-1). The Washington defense gives up 31.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (91 of 292) and opponents are knocking down 65.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.5 assists and 37.8 total boards per game, ranking them 250th and 300th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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