{"id":99204,"date":"2016-03-13T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T22:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=99204"},"modified":"2016-03-16T20:22:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T00:22:50","slug":"oregon-ducks-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/oregon-ducks-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2016.html","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Ducks \u2013 March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>No. 1 West\u00a0\u2013 Oregon Ducks (Overall: 28-6, Conf: 14-4)<\/h2>\n<h3>Team Strengths:<\/h3>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/14\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-97846 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/March-Madness-News-Banners_250x130_v2.gif\" alt=\"March-Madness---News-Banners_250x130_v2\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>Opposing players don\u2019t just wander inside the paint and expect to score on Oregon\u2019s defense. The Bears are 95<sup>th<\/sup> 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\u2019s suffocating interior defense.<\/p>\n<p>Anchored by by 6-10 center Chris Boucher, who is second in the nation with 3.2 blocks per game, the Ducks reject <a href=\"http:\/\/hoop-math.com\/leader_d2016.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">17.2 percent<\/a> of their opponents\u2019 shots at the rim\u201410<sup>th<\/sup> 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\u2019s offense ranked 11<sup>th<\/sup> overall with an <a href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/index.php?s=RankAdjOE\" target=\"_blank\">adjusted offensive efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and cash in on all the NCAAB action.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Weaknesses:<\/h3>\n<p>Oregon\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Ducks\u2019 transition defense needs to be extra tighter with their opponents enjoying a <a href=\"http:\/\/hoop-math.com\/leader_td2016.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">59.0 eFG%<\/a> on fast-break shots.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Stats:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Stat<\/th>\n<th>NCAA Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Points Per Game<\/th>\n<th>77.5<\/th>\n<th>56<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Rebounds\u00a0Per Game<\/th>\n<th>35.4<\/th>\n<th>192<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Blocks\u00a0Per Game<\/th>\n<th>5.8<\/th>\n<th>4<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>3-Point Percentage<\/th>\n<th>34.1%<\/th>\n<th>198<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Free Throw Percentage<\/th>\n<th>72.5%<\/th>\n<th>77<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Starting Lineup:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>PPG<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<th>Chris Boucher<\/th>\n<th>12.0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>Dillon Brooks<\/th>\n<th>16.7<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>Elgin Cook<\/th>\n<th>14.3<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>Tyler Dorsey<\/th>\n<th>13.2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>Casey Benson<\/th>\n<th>5.9<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction:<\/h3>\n<p>Oregon reaches the Sweet 16 round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/14\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-97847 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/March-Madness-News-Banners_620x110_v2.gif\" alt=\"March-Madness---News-Banners_620x110_v2\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. 1 West\u00a0\u2013 Oregon Ducks (Overall: 28-6, Conf: 14-4) Team Strengths: Opposing players don\u2019t just wander inside the paint and expect to score on Oregon\u2019s defense. 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