Troy Trojans vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 11/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Troy Trojans vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: BTN+

The Troy Trojans (2-1) are on their way to Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Oregon Ducks (3-0).

The Troy Trojans faced Arkansas and went home with a loss by a final score of 65-49 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Trojans ended up with 16 while Arkansas totaled 11 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 23 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Arkansas finished the game shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by making 7 of their 14 shots. Furthermore, Arkansas snagged 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Arkansas totaled 14 assists and had 16 steals in this contest. With respect to defending, Troy allowed 42.9% from the field on 24 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Trojans knocked down 4 of their 7 shots for a rate of 57.1%. Troy walked away from the contest having earned a 38.2% FG percentage (21 out of 55) and buried 3 of 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Jackson Fields is a player who came through in this game. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Troy enters this matchup with a mark of 2-1 so far this year. They average 70.3 points per game (289th in the country) while going 44.9% from the field. The Trojans are shooting 26.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (17 of 65) and 65.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Troy is grabbing 42.7 boards per game and has racked up 46 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 169th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 19.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Trojans are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 fouls. They currently rank 253rd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 44 conceded for the campaign. The Trojans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.0% (76 of 190) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They relinquish 28.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 129th in the country in opponents PPG (66.7).

In their last game, the Oregon Ducks went home victorious with a score of 80-70 against Portland. The Ducks pulled down 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 12 steals in the game. Portland was called for 23 fouls for this contest which got the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.9%. In reference to shots from distance, Oregon converted 7 of 31 attempts (22.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Ducks ended up shooting 28 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.6%. The Ducks permitted Portland to make 24 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.5% in the matchup. They shot 35.5% from three-point range by hitting 11 out of 31 and ended up shooting 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Oregon permitted Portland to collect 36 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Jadrian Tracey ended up having an impact for the Ducks in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the matchup.

Oregon has a record of 3-0 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Ducks are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 203rd in D-1. Oregon has accounted for 250 points so far this season (83.3 per game) and they average 44.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.3 times per game (157th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.0 times per contest. The Ducks have committed 16.3 fouls every game and they shoot 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Ducks are ranked 100th in college basketball in points given up per game with 64.7. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (114th in D-1). The Oregon defense gives up 31.0% on 3-pointers (26 of 84) and their opponents are converting on 62.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 10.7 dimes and 32.3 boards per game, which is 106th and 100th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon

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