On Sunday, March, 20^th at 9:40 P.M. the (1) Oregon Ducks will take on (8) St. Joseph’s Hawks in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament.  St. Joe’s is (27-7) on the season while Oregon is (28-6).  “The Crowd” projects a final score of Oregon 80.4 – St. Joe’s 71 with an over/under of 151.5.  The Vegas Line has a final score of Oregon 81.8 – St. Joe’s 75.3 with an over/under of 157.

Scoring Margin: Oregon +10.6 St. Joe’s +7.5

Points per game: Oregon 79.2 St. Joe’s 77.6

Points allowed per game: Oregon 68.6 St. Joe’s 70.1

Field Goal Percentage Offense: Oregon 47% St. Joe’s 45.5%

Three Point Percentage: Oregon 34.8% St. Joe’s 32.8%

Free Throw Percentage: Oregon 71.5% St. Joe’s 71.4%

Field Goal Percentage Defense:  St. Joe’s 41.7% Oregon 42.3%

Turnovers committed per game: St. Joe’s 10 Oregon 11.4

Turnovers forced per game: Oregon 14.2 St. Joe’s 11.4

Rebounds per game: St. Joe’s 42.5 Oregon 39.5

Assists per game: St. Joe’s 15.1 Oregon 13.7

Oregon has the advantage in most of the major statistical categories.  St. Joe’s has two signature wins against ranked opponents: Cincinnati and Dayton.  Oregon has signature wins over four ranked teams: Arizona, Utah (three times), USC (twice), and Baylor.  I’m taking Oregon and their high powered offense by double digits.

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