Washington Huskies vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: ESPN+

Matthew Knight Arena is where the Oregon Ducks (11-19) will meet the Washington Huskies (15-15) on Saturday.

The Washington Huskies faced off with USC and went home with a win by a final score of 91-72 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 20 while USC finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. USC finished the game at 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 25 shots. In addition, USC pulled down 34 boards (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. USC distributed 6 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 24 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in the game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 44 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 10 of 15 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Washington wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (37 of 77) and converted 7 of their 30 shots from downtown.

Zoom Diallo is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He scored 26 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and grabbed 9 rebounds. He went 57.9% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Washington heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-15 so far this year. They have an average of 76.7 points per outing (159th in college hoops) while shooting 46.0% from the floor. The Huskies are hitting 31.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (194 of 621) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is snagging 36.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 406 assists this season, which is 231st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 9.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 71st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 362 relinquished for the season. The Huskies are giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (774 of 1,785) and they relinquish 32.5 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 148th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oregon Ducks took a defeat with a final score of 80-54 when they played Illinois. In relation to rebounding, Oregon allowed Illinois to collect 45 in total (13 on the offensive side). They went 27.8% from distance by going 10 out of 36 and ended up shooting 12 out of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Ducks permitted Illinois to make 29 of their 71 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.8% in the game. When the game finished, the Ducks ended up shooting 21 for 64 from the floor which had them shooting 32.8%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Oregon converted 5 of their 29 tries (17.2%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.8%. Illinois earned 9 fouls for the game which took the Ducks to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. The Ducks were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this matchup.

Nathan Bittle ended up being a factor for the Ducks for the matchup. He made 7 of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He tallied 15 points in his 35 minutes of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Oregon has a win-loss mark of 11-19 on the season. As an offensive team, the Ducks are hitting on 42.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 319th in the country. Oregon has earned 2,122 points this year (70.7 per game) and they average 34.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per contest (160th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per game. The Ducks commit 15.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Oregon defense allows 33.6% on shots from distance (244 of 726) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.6 dimes and 34.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 199th and 191st in Division 1. The Ducks are ranked 188th in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.9. They have forced 10.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (160th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon

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