Oregon vs Montana 11/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Montana Grizzlies will travel to Matthew Knight Arena to take on the Oregon Ducks this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Montana Grizzlies won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 4-2 on the season after defeating the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 74-62, this past Friday night. Montana trailed by a 33-29 margin at halftime, however, the Grizzlies were outstanding defensively in the 2^nd half and was able to pull away late for the double-digit victory. Montana shot 43.6% from the field & 41.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Southern Miss to shoot 40.7% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc. Montana was outrebounded by a 42-29 margin, however, won the turnover battle by a 11-7 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Grizzlies was Lonnell Martin Jr. who had 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Montana is averaging 68.8 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Grizzlies are averaging 7.3 three-pointers per game on 35.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Montana has been led by Josh Bannan (14.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.5 spg), Brandon Whitney (10.8 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 2.5 apg), Robby Beasley III (9.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg), & Cameron Parker (6.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.8 apg).

Defensively, Montana is holding their opponents to an average of 60.3 ppg on 40.5% shooting from the field. The Grizzlies have a rebound margin of -7.7 and a turnover margin of 5.3.

The Oregon Ducks lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 3-3 on the season after being defeated by the 12^th ranked Houston Cougars, 78-49, this past Wednesday. Oregon struggled on the offensive end for the 2^nd straight game and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 41-19 margin. Oregon shot just 39.1% from the field & 26.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Houston to shoot 51.7% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc. Oregon was outrebounded by Houston by a 34-26 margin and lost the turnover battle by a 19-11 margin in the loss. Leading the way for the Ducks was Eric Williams Jr. who had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Oregon is averaging 65.0 ppg on 41.5% shooting from the field. The Ducks are averaging 6.5 three-pointers per game on 31.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Oregon has been led by Eric Williams Jr. (13.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 2.0 spg), Jacob Young (10.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.8 apg), Will Richardson (9.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.3 apg), & De’Vion Harmon (7.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.0 spg).

Defensively, Oregon is allowing their opponents to average 66.5 ppg on 46.2% shooting from the field. The Ducks have a rebound margin of 0.5 and a turnover margin of 1.8.

Under is 4-0 in the Ducks last 4 games overall while Under is also 4-1 in the Ducks last 5 home games.

Montana has had a decent start to their season as they come in with back-to-back wins against UC San Diego & Southern Miss, largely behind an offense that likes to slow down the pace and a defense that ranks t-51^st in scoring defense & 27^th in turnover margin. Oregon has really struggled as of late, losing 3 of their last 4 games, largely due to an offense that averaged just 49.3 ppg in those losses. I expect that Oregon to have a bit more offensive success against Montana, however, as I don’t see either of these offenses really lighting up the scoreboard in this one, I think this total will have no issue staying under Good Luck!