UCLA vs Oregon 12/4/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Oregon Ducks and UCLA Bruins meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Pauley Pavilion. The Oregon Ducks look to get above a .500 record. The UCLA Bruins look for their sixth win.

The Oregon Ducks are averaging 68.8 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 64.4 points on 41.3 percent shooting. N’Faly Dante is averaging 14.3 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Will Richardson is averaging 14.1 points and 3.6 rebounds. Kel’el Ware is the third double-digit scorer and Quincy Guerrier is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Oregon Ducks are shooting 28.6 percent from beyond the arc and 63 percent from the free throw line. The Oregon Ducks are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.

The UCLA Bruins are averaging 82.6 points on 51.4 percent shooting and allowing 64.1 points on 42 percent shooting. Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 18 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Tyger Campbell is averaging 14.4 points and 1.9 rebounds. Jaylen Clark is the third double-digit scorer and David Singleton is dishing 1.4 assists. The UCLA Bruins are shooting 39.5 percent from beyond the arc and 72.4 percent from the free throw line. The UCLA Bruins are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.

The Ducks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 Sunday games. The Bruins are 13-5-1 ATS in their last 19 home games. The over is 23-7-1 in Ducks last 31 road games. The over is 5-0 in Bruins last 5 overall. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The UCLA Bruins are clearly the better team this season, and they’re going to have an even bigger edge at home. However, the Oregon Ducks still get after it defensively and this is a rivalry game where most meetings are competitive. In fact, 9 of the last 10 meetings between Oregon and UCLA have been decided by single digits, and 3 of those games went to overtime. I expect a competitive, hard fought game. Give me the points.