Oregon Ducks vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: ESPN+

Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum is the location where the Washington State Cougars (9-4) will attempt to beat the Oregon Ducks (10-3) on Saturday.

The Oregon Ducks stepped onto the hardwood against UCLA and went home with a win by a final score of 64-59 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Ducks ended up with 16 and UCLA finished the game with 17 fouls. They made 3 of their 19 attempts from three-point range. UCLA ended up going 72.7% from the free throw line by converting 8 of their 11 attempts. Moreover, UCLA pulled down 32 boards (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UCLA earned 14 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Concerning defense, Oregon allowed 42.9% from the floor on 24 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Ducks made 10 of 14 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. Oregon walked away from the game having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (22 out of 54) and buried 10 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jackson Shelstad is a player who came through in this contest. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. He accumulated 20 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Oregon comes into this matchup with a record of 10-3 for the campaign. They have an average of 78.1 points per contest (105th in Division 1) while going 46.4% from the field. The Ducks are shooting 35.2% on 3-pointers (100 of 284) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon is collecting 36.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 180 assists so far this year, which ranks 214th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.9 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Ducks are able to force 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They give up 33.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 158th in college hoops in opponents PPG (70.2). The Ducks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.5% (324 of 744) and they surrender 34.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 95th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 154 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Washington State Cougars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-67 against Colorado. In the matter of rebounding, Washington State permitted Colorado to collect 26 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 44.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 out of 9 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 26 from the charity stripe (84.6%). The Cougars permitted Colorado to convert 24 of 48 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for the contest. Overall, the Cougars finished the game shooting 28 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Washington State buried 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 6 of those for a rate of 75.0%. Colorado had 13 fouls for the contest which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Cougars collected 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 27 for the matchup.

Andrej Jakimovski was important for the Cougars in this matchup. He made 7 of 14 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. He had 19 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Washington State has a mark of 9-4 on the campaign. The Cougars have committed 18.4 fouls every game while shooting 66.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.1 times per game (223rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per contest. Washington State has scored 976 pts for the year (75.1 per game) and they grab 39.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cougars are shooting 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 87th in college basketball.

The Cougars are ranked 46th in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.7. They are forcing 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.0% from the field (33rd in the country). The Washington State defense gives up 29.6% from downtown (71 of 240) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 9.5 assists and 31.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 14th and 44th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon

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