Wisconsin vs Oregon 3/22/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the No. 5 seeded Wisconsin Badgers face the No. 12 seeded Oregon Ducks in an NCAA Tournament South Region first round game. The Badgers lost to the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals 67-55. The Badgers were led in the loss by Ethan Happ with 20 points.

Oregon punched its ticket to the Big Dance with its win over Washington 68-48 to win the Pac-12 Tournament championship and receive an automatic berth. Payton Pritchard led the Ducks in the win with 20 points and the suffocating defense for Oregon outplayed that of Washington. Ethan Happ leads Wisconsin in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 17.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Two other players are averaging double figures in scoring for the Badgers. Wisconsin is shooting 45.3% from the field and 36.6% from 3-point territory.

Payton Pritchard is the leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 12.7 points and 4.5 assists per game. Louis King leads the Ducks in rebounds with an average of 5.5 per game. Oregon is shooting 44.9% from the field and 34.3% from 3-point territory.