The Oregon Ducks will travel to Tucson, Arizona to face the 6^th-ranked Arizona Wildcats at the McKale Memorial Center with the game tipping off at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on ESPN.

The Oregon Ducks enter this game in 3^rd place in the Pac-12 Conference with a conference record of 11-6 and an overall record of 19-9 while having won three of their last four games including Wednesday’s 78-71 win at home against the Oregon State Beavers. 

The Ducks have been an above-average team offensively and defensively this season as they are averaging 75.96 points per game which ranks 108^th nationally and rank 166^th in points allowed per game with an average of 71.54 points allowed per game. Jermaine Couisnard has played a pivotal role in the success Oregon has had this season as he leads the team in scoring, assists, and steals with an average of 14.7 points, 2.8 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. 

The Oregon Ducks will look to get their 4^th win in their last five games when they travel to face the 6^th-ranked Arizona Wildcats.

The Arizona Wildcats enter this game ranked 6^th in the AP Poll and 7^th in the Coaches Poll with an overall record of 22-6 and are in 1^st place in the Pac-12 Conference with a record of 13-4 while having won eight of their last nine games and are on a two-game winning streak following Wednesday’s 85-67 win on the road against the Arizona State Sun Devils. 

The success of the Wildcats this season can be attributed to their offensive play as they rank 2^nd in scoring nationally with an average of 89.89 points per game, however, they have been a slightly below-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 72.93 points per game which is more than the national average of 71.97 points allowed per game. 

Oumar Ballo enters this game averaging a double-double with 13.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game while also leading the team in blocks with an average of 1.2 blocks per game. The Arizona Wildcats will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Oregon Ducks on Saturday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Arizona Wildcats listed as 13.5-point favorites at home against the Oregon Ducks on Saturday afternoon. Oregon has won seven of the last ten while Arizona has won two of the previous three meetings. The Ducks have covered the spread in seven of the last ten while the Wildcats have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series. The Oregon Ducks are 14-14 ATS overall, 5-5 ATS on the road, 5-2 ATS as an underdog, and 7-10 ATS in conference games this season while the Arizona Wildcats are 18-10 ATS overall, 10-5 ATS at home, 16-10 ATS as a favorite, and 9-8 ATS in conference games on the year.

Arizona enters this game with a better record and has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the previous three games against Oregon. The Wildcats have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series while also having been the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 18-10 ATS overall and 9-8 ATS in conference games while the Ducks are 14-14 ATS overall and 7-10 ATS in conference games which is why I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the Arizona Wildcats when they host the Oregon Ducks on Saturday afternoon.