Oregon vs Weber State Prediction 12-29-24 College Basketball Picks

The Weber State Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks meet Sunday in college basketball action from Matthew Knight Arena. Here’s an Oregon vs Weber State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Oregon vs Weber State pick.

Weber State Wildcats Betting Preview

Weber State went 1-4 over their first five games, then beat Justice, Bowling Green and Pepperdine. It’s been a 2-3 run since then with losses to North Dakota State, North Dakota and Utah Valley for the Wildcats, though.

In the Utah Valley game, the Wildcats were down by three points at the break and ultimately couldn’t bridge the gap in a 64-62 loss. Nigel Burris led the team on his 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Oregon Ducks Betting Preview

Over on the Ducks’ side, they beat UC Riverside, Montana, Portland, Troy, Oregon State, Texas A&M, San Diego State, Alabama and USC before a loss to UCLA. Oregon came back with wins over Stephen F. Austin and Stanford in the next pair.

In the Stanford game, the Ducks held the Cardinal to just 19 first-half points. Oregon hit 40 more points themselves in the second half for a 76-61 win. Kwame Evans came off the bench for 13 points and three rebounds to lead the way.

Why the Oregon Ducks will win

• Oregon has won each of its last 21 day games against non-Conference opponents at Matthew Knight Arena.
• Weber State has lost three of its last four games against non-Conference opponents.
• Oregon has won the first half in each of its last 11 day games against non-Conference opponents at Matthew Knight Arena.

Why the Weber State Wildcats will win

• Weber State has won four of its last five day games.
• Weber State has won the first half in four of its last five day games.

Oregon vs Weber State Prediction

I’ll just stay with Oregon here. The Ducks did a good job against a pretty solid Stanford team in their last outing, shooting 43.6 percent from the field with 41 rebounds and just nine turnovers. That makes 71 or more points in all but one game (68 versus USC) for the Ducks this year, and 155 combined points in the last pair.

As for Weber State, they shot pretty well (45.3 percent) in their loss to Utah Valley but did get outmuscled on the boards 35-31 during a pretty tight game. The Wildcats had scored 73 or more points in four straight games (a 2-2 run) prior to that, but I don’t think they’ll find much daylight against Oregon.