California at Oregon 3/5/20 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/04/2020 at 8:05 PM ET

The California Golden Bears visit Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon for a Pac-12 tilt against the No. 13 ranked Oregon Ducks on Thursday. California improved to 13-16 overall and 7-9 in the Pac-12 following its 86-79 victory in overtime against the Utah Utes on Saturday. Matt Bradley was the leading scorer for California with 21 points. Bradley scored six of California's points during overtime before he fouled out.

Matt Bradley is the leading scorer for California with an average of 17.9 points per game, while Grant Anticevich is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.6 per game and Paris Austin is the leader in assists with an average of 2.3 per game. California has just one player, Matt Bradley, averaging double-figures in scoring. 

Oregon improved to 22-7 overall and 11-5 in the Pac-12 following its 69-54 victory over the Oregon State Beavers on Thursday. Payton Pritchard was the leading scorer for Oregon with 23 points including 15 in the second half that helped the Ducks pull away late for the victory. Oregon is in second place in the Pac-12 just a half-game behind first-place UCLA.

Payton Pritchard is the leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 20.2 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Shakur Juiston is the leading rebounder for Oregon with an average of 6.3 per game. The Ducks have three players averaging double-figures in scoring.

The Oregon Ducks are battling for first place in the Pac-12 and the No. 1 seed in the season-ending conference tournament. The Ducks defeated the Golden Bears earlier this season 77-72 but failed to cover as 10.5-point road chalk. However, playing on their home court in Eugene will give the Ducks the additional momentum to keep pace in the Pac-12 with UCLA and pull out a victory and cover. Final Score Prediction, Oregon Ducks win and cover ATS 77-60.

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