Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Waco, TX

TV: FS1

Matthew Knight Arena is where the Oregon Ducks (17-8) will compete against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-13) on Sunday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights took the court against Iowa and took a loss by a final of 84-73 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Scarlet Knights ended up finishing with 17 while Iowa racked up 15 fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 25 attempts from downtown. Iowa went 90.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of their 10 shots. In addition, Iowa snagged 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Iowa recorded 18 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Rutgers let their opponent shoot 50.7% from the floor on 34 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Scarlet Knights converted 7 of 8 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Rutgers walked away from the game with a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 of 58) and made 10 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Airious Bailey is someone who played a role for this game. He finished with 13 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Rutgers heads into this matchup with a record of 12-13 for the year. They are turning it over 10.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Rutgers is collecting 36.4 boards per game and has racked up 333 assists for the season, which has them ranked 212th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Scarlet Knights are connecting on 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (182 of 548) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.3 points per outing (124th in the country) while connecting on 44.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Scarlet Knights have forced 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 301st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 363 surrendered for the season. The Scarlet Knights defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.0% (685 of 1,522) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 33.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 289th in the country in PPG allowed (75.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oregon Ducks went home victorious with a score of 81-75 when they played Northwestern. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Oregon allowed Northwestern to collect 25 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.1% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 19 and ended up going 5 out of 10 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Ducks allowed Northwestern to knock down 31 of 60 tries from the field which had them sitting at 51.7% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Ducks shot 24 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. When discussing 3-pointers, Oregon buried 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 89.3%. Northwestern committed 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Ducks snagged 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this contest.

Jackson Shelstad was important for the Ducks in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 72.7%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He tallied 26 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes in this contest.

Oregon has a win-loss mark of 17-8 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Ducks are hitting on 45.6% from the floor, which is ranked 143rd in D-1. Oregon has totaled 1,912 pts for the campaign (76.5 per game) and they collect 35.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per contest (116th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game. The Ducks are committing 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Oregon defense gives up 32.2% on 3-pointers (185 of 575) and their opposition makes 73.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.0 assists and 33.8 boards per game, which ranks them 177th and 147th in those categories on the defensive end. The Ducks are ranked 197th in college in PPG given up with 72.1. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (169th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rutgers

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