Oregon vs UCLA Prediction Basketball Picks 12-30-23

The UCLA Bruins and the Oregon Ducks meet in college basketball action from the Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday. Two teams that got off to the right start in conference play, who climbs to 2-0 in Pac-12 play? Let’s dive in and find out with our UCLA vs. Oregon Prediction.

UCLA Team Preview

The UCLA Bruins will look to build on their 69-62 win over Oregon State last time out. Sebastian Mack leads the Bruins in scoring with 14.5 PPG along with 4.5 RPG while Adem Bona has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Bruins on the glass. Lazar Stefanovic has 10 PPG with 5.8 RPG and Dylan Andrews has 11.6 PPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Bruins in assists and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for UCLA up to this point in the year. As a team, UCLA is averaging 67.8 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three and 71.9% from the foul line this season.

Oregon Team Preview

The Oregon Ducks come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after an 82-74 win over USC last time out. Jermaine Couisnard leads the Ducks in scoring with 13.1 PPG along with 2.8 APG and 5.1 RPG while Jackson Shelstad has 14 PPG with 2.9 APG in 8 games this season. Kario Oquendo has 11.5 PPG and Jesse Zarzuela has 10 PPG to round out the scoring in double figures for Oregon so far this year. Kwame Evans Jr. has a team-high 5.7 RPG as well to lead Oregon on the glass this season. As a team, Oregon is averaging 79.3 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three and 68.2% from the foul line this season.

UCLA vs. Oregon Prediction

I’m backing UCLA and the points here. The Ducks are simply banged up, missing two key big men, and I just don’t know if the Ducks are honestly this many points better than UCLA even if UCLA’s in a bit of a rebuild year by their standards. Oregon’s a tough place for opposing teams to go on the road and win, but I think UCLA’s a live dog here. Give me the Bruins and the points.