Oregon Ducks vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 3/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: BTN

The Oregon Ducks (23-8) are traveling to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Michigan State Spartans (26-5).

The Oregon Ducks took the court against Washington and earned the victory with a final of 80-73 in their last game. Oregon walked away from the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (27 of 55) and converted 6 of their 21 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Ducks knocked down 20 of their 30 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 43 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 dimes in this game while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing defense, Oregon allowed the other team to go 41.0% from the field on 25 of 61 shooting. Washington distributed 14 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Additionally, Washington had 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Washington shot 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 24 shots. They also buried 5 of 19 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Ducks ended up with 19 and Washington totaled 23 fouls.

Nathan Bittle is someone who played a role in this game. He went 65.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played for 39 minutes and collected 12 boards. He accounted for 36 points on 13 out of 20 shooting.

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Oregon enters this matchup with a mark of 23-8 so far this year. They are averaging 76.7 points per outing (100th in Division 1) while hitting 45.5% from the floor. The Ducks are hitting 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (242 of 708) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oregon is collecting 35.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 455 dimes on the year, which is 124th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.1 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Ducks are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 154th in the country in opponents points per game (71.2). The Ducks are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (805 of 1,859) and they surrender 33.5 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 126th in college in giving up assists with 395 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Michigan State Spartans got the victory with a final of 79-62 against Michigan. The Spartans were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. Michigan was called for 24 fouls in this contest which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Michigan State made 9 out of 24 tries (37.5%). When all was said and done, the Spartans walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. The Spartans allowed Michigan to knock down 19 of 52 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.5% for the game. They finished 12.5% from behind the 3-point line via 3 out of 24 and finished the contest at 21 of 29 at the charity stripe (72.4%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Michigan State permitted Michigan to snag 25 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Tre Holloman pitched in for the Spartans in this matchup. He racked up 20 points in his 26 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 8 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and added 3 rebounds.

Michigan State has a record of 26-5 this season. As an offensive team, the Spartans are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is 100th in Division 1. Michigan State has scored 2,431 pts so far this year (78.4 per contest) and they collect 40.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 17.1 times per contest (15th in college hoops) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. The Spartans are committing 17.0 fouls every game and they connect on 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Spartans on defense are ranked 47th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (18th in college). The Michigan State defense surrenders 28.0% on shots from distance (208 of 743) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.5 dimes and 30.7 rebounds per game, which is ranked 124th and 16th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan State

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