UC Riverside Highlanders vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Riverside Highlanders vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: BTN+

The Oregon Ducks (24-12 last season) welcome the UC Riverside Highlanders (16-18 last year) at Matthew Knight Arena on Monday.

The UC Riverside Highlanders faced off with Long Beach State and took a loss by a final of 86-67 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Highlanders finished with 21 and Long Beach State finished the game with 22 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. Long Beach State finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of their 27 shots. Moreover, Long Beach State grabbed 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Long Beach State recorded 22 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. In regard to defending, UC Riverside allowed the other team to go 54.5% from the field on 30 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 26 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Highlanders made 17 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. UC Riverside finished with a 32.8% field goal percentage (21 out of 64) and knocked down 8 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Vladimer Salaridze is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He accumulated 17 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He played 21 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the game at 62.5% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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UC Riverside enters this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 16-18 last year. They averaged 70.7 points per game (263rd in college basketball) while connecting on 39.7% from the field. The Highlanders connected on 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (287 of 904) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, UC Riverside pulled in 36.9 rebounds per contest and had 446 dimes last year, which had them ranked 148th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 9.6 times per game and as a group committed 17.2 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Highlanders forced their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 fouls. They conceded 35.6% on three-point shots and they were ranked 184th in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.0). The Highlanders defensively gave up an opponent FG percentage of 46.1% (877 of 1,901) and they conceded 35.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They were ranked 270th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 458 conceded over the course of last year.

In their last game, the Oregon Ducks took a defeat with a final score of 86-73 against Creighton. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Oregon permitted Creighton to collect 43 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 38.5% from downtown by shooting 15 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Ducks allowed Creighton to convert 29 of 75 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.7% in this game. When all was said and done, the Ducks finished the game shooting 31 for 77 from the field which had them shooting 40.3%. Regarding shooting from distance, Oregon made 7 out of their 21 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 4 of them for a rate of 80.0%. Creighton had 12 personal fouls in this contest which got the Ducks to the charity stripe for a total of 5 attempts. They also coughed it up 9 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Ducks were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 42 in this game.

Jermaine Couisnard was important for the Ducks for the game. He had 32 points in his 29 mins of playing time and added 3 assists in the game. He buried 13 of 33 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 39.4%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Oregon had a mark of 24-12 last season. The Ducks committed 16.4 fouls per contest and they shot 71.9% from the charity stripe. They dished out assists 13.8 times per game (127th in the country) and they turned it over 10.2 times per contest. Oregon tallied 2,721 points last year (75.6 per contest) and they pulled in 34.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Ducks connected on 45.8% from the floor, which ranked them 101st in the nation.

The Oregon defense allowed 35.0% on shots from distance (265 of 758) and opponents connected on 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 13.1 dimes and 33.9 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 197th and 136th in college basketball. The Ducks defensively were ranked 193rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 72.3. They were able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 45.1% from the floor (270th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Riverside

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