Oregon Ducks NCAA Basketball Betting
The 2020-21 Oregon Ducks will be the answer to a trivia question one day. Oregon is in the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth time in the last five NCAA Tournament partially due to a walkover. The Ducks advanced over the VCU Rams in the first round of March Madness after one of VCU’s players tested positive for COVID-19 just before tip-off. That gave Dana Altman’s Ducks extra rest heading into their second-round matchup with the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes, and they took full advantage.
Oregon jumped on Iowa from the outset and used its pace to wear down the Hawkeyes. The Ducks shot 55.9 percent from the floor and went 11 of 25 from beyond the arc to pick up a 95-80 win. Luka Garza had an incredible game for Iowa, and Joe Wieskamp played well too, but the Hawkeyes’ other three starters failed to score.
The Ducks are essentially a pick ‘em in their Sweet Sixteen matchup with the USC Trojans after such a phenomenal performance.
2020-21 Oregon Ducks at a Glance
National Championship Odds: +7500
Sweet Sixteen Matchup Odds:
Oregon Ducks +2.5
USC Trojans -2.5
Total: 139
It’s been an incredible tournament for the Pac 12. All five teams that made it to March Madness won their first-round games, and all but Colorado made it to the Sweet Sixteen.
Oregon State and UCLA both made it to this point despite being double-digit seeds, and Oregon and USC will ensure that the Pac 12 has at least one team in the Elite Eight.
USC and Oregon met once this season in conference play. That meeting came back on February 22, and the Trojans beat the Ducks 72-58 thanks to an impressive performance from Tahj Eaddy. Eaddy went 6-11 from beyond the arc to lead all scorers with 24 points. USC dominated Oregon on the glass too with 13 more rebounds.
Evan Mobley is one of the best players in the country. He leads the Trojans with 16.5 PPG and 8.8 RPG, and he is incredibly efficient from the floor. Mobley is making 61.8 percent of his two-point field goals, although he does struggle from beyond the arc. He is also a fearsome interior presence, averaging 3.0 BPG.
His brother Isaiah Mobley is one of the top contributors on USC too. That Mobley is averaging 9.5 PPG and 7.3 RPG, and he is much more consistent from beyond the arc. Isaiah Mobley is hitting 45.7 percent of his treys on the year.
The Mobley brothers are the reason that USC has the best interior defense in the country. The Trojans are allowing opponents to make an NCAA worst 41.4 percent of their two-point field goals, and that has USC ranked fifth in defensive efficiency and seventh in effective field goal percentage.
Oregon will need to knock down its threes in order to beat USC. The Ducks proved they can run with any team in the country on offense with their win over Iowa, and they rank 10th nationally in offensive efficiency. They are making 38.2 percent of their triples, ranking 15th in that regard.
Chris Duarte is the most reliable perimeter shooter. Duarte is making 42.8 percent of his triples, but he isn’t the only solid shooter from distance. Eugene Omoruyi (37.5 percent), L.J. Figueroa (39.0 percent), and Will Richardson (41.4 percent) can all make it rain from downtown.
Season Recap
Oregon started its season with a non-conference loss to Missouri, but the Ducks responded with eight straight wins after that defeat. They picked up impressive victories over Seton Hall and Stanford before falling to Colorado, Oregon State, and Washington State over a stretch where they played just four games in a month due to COVID.
This team was strong from early February onwards, going 12-2 after its disappointing loss to Washington State. Oregon defeated every other NCAA Tournament team from the conference save USC in that stretch.
Duarte leads the Ducks with 17.0 PPG and is making 53.3 percent of his field goals. Omoruyi isn’t far behind, averaging 16.7 PPG while making 47.3 percent of his shots. Figueroa, Richardson, and Eric Williams Jr. are all starters that are averaging double digits in scoring with over 30 MPG of action too.
Oregon Ducks Seasons (2000)
| SEASON |
RECORD |
NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULT |
| 2019-20 |
24-7 |
Tournament Cancelled |
| 2018-19 |
25-13 |
Regional Semifinal |
| 2017-18 |
23-13 |
- |
| 2016-17 |
33-6 |
Final Four |
| 2015-16 |
31-7 |
Regional Final |
| 2014-15 |
26-10 |
Second Round |
| 2013-14 |
24-10 |
Second Round |
| 2012-13 |
28-9 |
Regional Semifinal |
| 2011-12 |
24-10 |
- |
| 2010-11 |
21-18 |
- |
| 2009-10 |
16-16 |
- |
| 2008-09 |
8-23 |
- |
| 2007-08 |
18-14 |
First Round |
| 2006-07 |
29-8 |
Regional Final |
| 2005-06 |
15-18 |
- |
| 2004-05 |
14-13 |
- |
| 2003-04 |
18-13 |
- |
| 2002-03 |
23-10 |
First Round |
| 2001-02 |
26-9 |
Regional Final |
| 2000-01 |
14-14 |
- |
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