Utah Utes vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: PAC12

The Oregon Ducks (19-10) are welcoming the Utah Utes (18-11) at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday.

The Utah Utes played California and went home with a win by a final score of 88-59 in their last game. Utah finished having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (33 out of 65) and made 12 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Utes converted 10 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 20 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to defense, Utah allowed 34.4% from the floor on 21 of 61 shooting. California doled out 11 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. On top of that, California grabbed 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. California ended up shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of 14 shots. They also made 7 out of their 29 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Utes left the arena with 13 and California accounted for 13 fouls.

Branden Carlson is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished 70.6% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and pulled down 10 boards. He racked up 30 points on 12 out of 17 shooting.

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Utah heads into this game with a record of 18-11 on the campaign. They are averaging 78.6 points per contest (61st in D-1) while connecting on 46.6% from the field. The Utes are shooting 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (255 of 715) and 64.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah is pulling down 39.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 504 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 22nd in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.8 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Utes are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are 247th in college hoops in allowing assists with 410 surrendered on the campaign. The Utes defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.5% (782 of 1,839) and they concede 36.2 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 34.4% on three-point shots and they are 208th in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.8).

The last time they took the court, the Oregon Ducks took a loss by a final score of 103-83 when they played Arizona. The Ducks earned 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the game. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. Arizona was called for 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Ducks to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Oregon made 6 of 20 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Ducks walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 67 from the floor which had them shooting 52.2%. The Ducks allowed Arizona to convert 39 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.9% in this matchup. They finished 56.0% from 3-point land by shooting 14 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 19 at the free throw line (57.9%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Oregon allowed Arizona to get 30 overall (9 offensive).

Jermaine Couisnard ended up having an impact for the Ducks for this game. He totaled 39 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this contest. He made 14 of 24 for the contest giving him a rate of 58.3%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Oregon has a record of 19-10 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Ducks are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 117th in Division 1. Oregon has earned 2,210 pts on the campaign (76.2 per game) and they grab 34.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.9 times per contest (129th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per game. The Ducks are responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Ducks on defense are ranked 204th in the nation in PPG given up with 72.6. They have forced 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (292nd in college hoops). The Oregon defense concedes 34.6% on shots from distance (204 of 590) and opponents are knocking down 72.2% of their foul shots. They concede 12.8 assists and 33.6 rebounds every game, which ranks 174th and 120th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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