Oregon Ducks – March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2016

No. 1 West – Oregon Ducks (Overall: 28-6, Conf: 14-4)

Team Strengths:

Opposing players don’t just wander inside the paint and expect to score on Oregon’s defense. The Bears are 95^th in the nation in scoring defense with 68.9 points allowed per game and much of their success on the defensive end could be pinned on Oregon’s suffocating interior defense.

Anchored by by 6-10 center Chris Boucher, who is second in the nation with 3.2 blocks per game, the Ducks reject 17.2 percent of their opponents’ shots at the rim—10^th best mark in the nation. The Ducks are also efficient on offense, as evidenced by their 52.1 effective field goal percentage. KenPom even has Oregon’s offense ranked 11^th overall with an adjusted offensive efficiency.

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Team Weaknesses:

Oregon’s not a great rebounding team particularly on the defensive glass. There have been games wherein the Ducks looked helpless against their opponents offensive rebounding. Take for example their two losses to Colorado and California in which the Buffaloes pulled down 14 offensive rebounds, while the Golden Bears had 12. On the season, Oregon is allowing 9.0 offensive rebounds per game.

Also, the Ducks’ transition defense needs to be extra tighter with their opponents enjoying a 59.0 eFG% on fast-break shots.

Team Stats:

Category	Stat	NCAA Rank
Points Per Game	77.5	56
Rebounds Per Game	35.4	192
Blocks Per Game	5.8	4
3-Point Percentage	34.1%	198
Free Throw Percentage	72.5%	77

Starting Lineup:

Position	Name	PPG
C	Chris Boucher	12.0
F	Dillon Brooks	16.7
F	Elgin Cook	14.3
G	Tyler Dorsey	13.2
G	Casey Benson	5.9

Writer’s Prediction:

Oregon reaches the Sweet 16 round.

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