Oregon Ducks vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 3/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-3)

The Arizona Wildcats (23-12) will take on the Oregon Ducks (25-9) at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Arizona is 3-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 152.

The Oregon Ducks took the court against Liberty and went home with a win by a final score of 81-52 in their last contest. Oregon finished with a 54.4% FG percentage (31 of 57) and buried 10 of their 21 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Ducks buried 9 of 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected a total of 41 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 11 steals. In regard to defending, Oregon allowed 32.8% from the field on 20 of 61 shooting. Liberty totaled 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. On top of that, Liberty had 24 boards (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Liberty ended up shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of their 8 tries. They buried 8 of 37 shots from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Ducks ended up with 10 and Liberty accumulated 11 personal fouls.

Jackson Shelstad is someone who was important for this contest. He finished the game at 63.6% from the floor and earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 25 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He scored 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Oregon comes into this contest with a mark of 25-9 on the season. They are averaging 76.4 pts per game (108th in Division 1) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Ducks are connecting on 34.4% on shots from downtown (264 of 768) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Oregon is pulling down 35.8 boards per contest and has 493 assists on the year, which is 92nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a group they commit 16.2 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Ducks have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 222nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 444 relinquished so far this year. The Ducks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.8% (875 of 2,043) and they surrender 33.5 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 130th in the country in points per game from their opponents (70.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 93-65 against Akron. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Arizona permitted Akron to grab 20 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 28.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 25 and ended up shooting 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Wildcats allowed Akron to knock down 21 out of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats went 39 out of 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.5%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Arizona made 12 out of their 25 tries (48.0%). They were able to convert 3 of them for a percentage of 30.0%. Akron earned 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Wildcats collected 35 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the game.

Jaden Bradley was important for the Wildcats in this game. He made 8 of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and added 6 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 35 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists in the matchup.

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Arizona has a win-loss record of 23-12 this year. The Wildcats are committing 16.6 fouls per contest while shooting 77.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per contest (31st in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest. Arizona has tallied 2,872 points this season (82.1 per game) and they collect 40.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks 42nd in college hoops.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 195th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 72.2. They are able to force 11.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (53rd in D-1). The Arizona defense allows 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (301 of 900) and opponents are converting on 71.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.3 dimes and 32.4 rebounds per game, which is 198th and 57th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-3)

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