UC Riverside Highlanders vs Oregon Ducks Betting Picks & Predictions
UC Riverside is on the road playing Oregon at the Matthew Knight Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/14/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Oregon -14 was the opening favorite and line hasn't
Game outlook
UC Riverside is on the road playing Oregon at the Matthew Knight Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/14/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Oregon -14 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
UC Riverside will try to spring a big upset when it travels to Oregon on Wednesday night. Following a 76-74 win over Idaho on Sunday, the Highlanders have won five of their last six games. The Ducks have won three of their last four games, including a 78-65 victory over Nevada on Saturday.
There will be no height advantage for the Highlanders
Two of UC Riverside's first three games this season ended in losses. In their losses to Colorado and Creighton, the Highlanders were underdogs by 11.5 and 19 points, respectively. Between those losses, they won an upset against Loyola, 81-79. UC Riverside has won five of its last six games, losing only to Cal Baptist as a 5-point underdog in November. After 11 days off, the Highlanders beat Idaho 76-74 as 6-point favorites on Sunday.
This season, they rank 193 out of 363 Division I teams in effective field goal percentage (49.5). UC Riverside shoots just 30.8% from 3-point range this season. Additionally, the Highlanders have struggled at the free throw line and are not grabbing many offensive rebounds. UC Riverside will face the tallest team in the country on Wednesday, so improving its rebounding issues will be difficult. Pullin leads the Highlanders with 19.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. Also scoring in double figures are senior guard Flynn Cameron (11.1) and freshman forward Lachlan Olbrich (10.3).