Stanford vs Oregon Prediction 12-21-24 College Basketball Picks

The Oregon Ducks and the Stanford Cardinal meet Saturday in college basketball action from SAP Center. Here’s a Stanford vs Oregon prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Stanford vs Oregon pick.

Oregon Ducks Betting Preview

This year the Ducks won their first nine over UC Riverside, Montana, Portland, Troy, Oregon State, Texas A&M, San Diego State, Alabama and USC. After a close loss to UCLA, Oregon got back in the win column versus Stephen F. Austin.

Back on Sunday in the matchup with the Lumberjacks, the Ducks were ahead comfortably 37-23 by halftime. Oregon hit a 42-38 run the rest of the way in a 79-61 win. Lead scorer Brandon Angel finished with 15 points and six boards.

Stanford Cardinal Betting Preview

Over on the Stanford side, they beat Denver, CSU Fullerton, Northern Arizona, UC Davis, Norfolk State and Santa Clara before losses to Grand Canyon and Cal Poly. It’s been wins over Utah Valley, California and Merrimack since then.

In the Merrimack game on Tuesday, the Cardinal held a nine-point edge going into the second half. Stanford was outpaced by three from there but still won 74-68. Oziyah Sellers finished with a team-high 19 points and three boards in the victory.

Why the Stanford Cardinal will win

• Stanford has won five of its last six day games against non-Conference opponents.
• Oregon has lost four of its last five games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• Stanford has won the first half in each of its last six day games against non-Conference opponents.

Why the Oregon Ducks will win

• Oregon has won each of its last nine games against non-Conference opponents.
• Stanford has lost each of its last seven games against the Big Ten Conference at neutral venues.
• Stanford has lost the first half in each of its last seven games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.

Stanford vs Oregon Prediction

I’ll stay with Oregon. The Ducks shot great (51 percent) from the field in their win over Stephen F. Austin, but also went just 22-of-32 (68.8 percent) from the line. The 19 turnovers and 36-34 rebounding deficit didn’t help either, but much of that can be chalked up to garbage time shenanigans after a large initial lead. The Ducks are scoring great this year, with 71 or more points in 10 of 11 games (68 in the outlier).

As for Stanford, they shot 44.6 percent from the field with a 38-31 rebounding advantage against Merrimack. The Cardinal have looked pretty good during this three-game win streak, and they’ve scored 70 or more points in all 11 games so far. I like Stanford to stay close initially here, with Oregon powering out a late cover.