The Washington Huskies and the Oregon Ducks meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Matthew Knight Arena. Here’s an Oregon vs Washington prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Oregon vs Washington pick.
Washington Huskies Betting Preview
The Huskies opened up the season on a pretty good overall run, losing consecutive outings just once during their first 14 games. Washington has been struggling against some tough competition lately though, and it’s taken a toll on the win columns. The Huskies opened with a lone loss to Nevada among wins over UC Davis, Seattle Pacific, UMass Lowell, Alcorn State, Colorado State, and Santa Clara. A 4-3 stretch came after that, featuring losses to Seattle U, UCLA and USC. The wins otherwise were versus Eastern Washington, Washington State, NJIT, and Maryland at that time. Since then the Huskies have lost four straight, falling to Illinois, Michigan State, Michigan, and Purdue in succession for a 10-8 overall record thus far.
In the Purdue game last Wednesday, the Huskies came out of halftime sporting a 30-22 edge. Washington was blitzed in the second half 47-28 however, and ended up falling 69-58 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Great Osobor with 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Mekhi Mason added 12 points with five rebounds, three steals and two assists off the bench. Zoom Diallo chipped in six points with four rebounds and three assists.
Oregon Ducks Betting Preview
Over on the Oregon side, they came out of the gate this year with a nine-game win streak and they’ve stayed consistent since then. The Ducks took out UC Riverside, Montana, Portland, Troy, Oregon State, Texas A&M, San Diego State, Alabama, and USC during that opening stretch before taking their first loss to UCLA on December 8. A 6-1 stretch commenced afterward with a lone loss to Illinois in the middle of wins versus Stephen F. Austin, Stanford, Weber State, Maryland, Ohio State, and Penn State. Over the weekend the Ducks took another loss to Purdue, giving them a 15-3 overall record so far this season.
Matched up against Purdue in their Saturday outing, the Ducks held a slim 31-30 edge going into the locker room. Oregon ended up getting outscored 35-27 the rest of the way however and fell 65-58 by the final horn. Nate Bittle led the team with 18 points, six blocks, and two rebounds. Jackson Shelstad added 15 points with five rebounds, two steals and two assists. Also in double-figures was Brandon Angel, who contributed 10 points, five boards, and one assist in 24 minutes of work on the court during the defeat.
Why the Oregon Ducks will win
- Oregon has won 16 of its last 17 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Washington has lost 23 of its last 25 games against AP-ranked opponents.
- The home team has won the first half in each of the last six games between Washington and Oregon.
Why the Washington Huskies will win
- The road team has won four of Oregon’s last five games.
- Oregon has lost three of its last four home games against the Big Ten Conference.
- Oregon has lost the first half in each of its last six night games against the Big Ten Conference.
Oregon vs Washington Prediction
I’m probably just going to stay with the Ducks. Oregon is coming off a rough loss versus a tricky Purdue team, and they’ll need to gather themselves for a bounce-back performance. The Ducks ended up with just 36 percent shooting with a 37-32 rebounding deficit (12-5 offensive) in that defeat, coughing up 16 turnovers for 15 Boilermakers points along the way. The good news is that Oregon held Purdue to just 33.9 percent shooting on the other side and scored 18 points off 12 turnovers. Still, the 58-point total was the Ducks’ lowest of the season and comes on the heels of 73 or more in seven straight (a 6-1 run).
As for Washington, they shot better versus Purdue in their latest loss (42.6 percent) but also allowed 50 percent shooting on defense. The 17 turnovers for 18 Boilermakers points didn’t help matters either. The Huskies have been below 59 points in two of their last three games (an 0-3 run) but to be fair they’ve taken on some tough teams in that time. This matchup will be another difficult one, and I don’t think Washington will end up keeping the pace.