Weber State Wildcats vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 12/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Weber State Wildcats vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: BTN+

Matthew Knight Arena is the site where the Oregon Ducks (11-1) will attempt to defeat the Weber State Wildcats (6-7) on Sunday.

The Weber State Wildcats played Utah Valley and went home with a loss by a final score of 64-62 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 19 while Utah Valley totaled 14 personal fouls. They made 6 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point land. Utah Valley shot 54.5% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of 22 attempts. On top of that, Utah Valley grabbed 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Utah Valley recorded 13 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. In the matter of defending, Weber State allowed their opponent to shoot 46.9% from the field on 23 of 49 shooting. They also distributed 9 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 9 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Weber State ended having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (24 out of 53) and knocked down 5 out of their 20 3-point shots.

Nigel Burris is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played 33 minutes and pulled down 10 boards. He was able to score 17 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Weber State heads into this one with a record of 6-7 for the year. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Weber State is collecting 38.8 boards per game and has earned 168 assists on the year, which has them ranked 211th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.4% on shots from distance (117 of 321) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.8 points per game (105th in D-1) on 46.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats have forced 11.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They rank 238th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 171 surrendered so far this season. The Wildcats defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.5% (301 of 744) and they surrender 34.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 105th in college in points per game from their opponents (67.9).

The last time they took the court, the Oregon Ducks walked away with a victory by a final of 76-61 against Stanford. In reference to rebounding, Oregon allowed Stanford to pull down 31 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 30 and finished the game at 7 of 13 at the free throw line (53.8%). The Ducks allowed Stanford to convert 23 out of 62 tries from the field which had them sitting at 37.1% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Ducks shot 24 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6%. With respect to shots from downtown, Oregon converted 6 of 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a rate of 75.9%. Stanford had 20 fouls for the game which got the Ducks to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Ducks were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this matchup.

Kwame Evans Jr. was important for the Ducks in the game. He recorded 13 points in his 18 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game. He buried 1 out of 4 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 25.0%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Oregon has a record of 11-1 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Ducks are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks 149th in college. Oregon has totaled 945 points for the campaign (78.8 per game) and they pull in 38.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.6 times per game (98th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. The Ducks have committed 17.2 fouls per game while shooting 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Ducks defensively are ranked 78th in the country in points given up per game with 67.0. They are forcing 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (49th in D-1). The Oregon defense gives up 29.6% on 3-point attempts (91 of 307) and their opponents are making 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.8 dimes and 33.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 101st and 166th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon

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