The No. 22 UConn Huskies (5-0) are at Moda Center to battle the Oregon Ducks (2-2) Thursday in the Phil Knight Invitational. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UConn vs. Oregon odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
UConn comes in after trouncing Delaware State 95-60 in its last game Sunday. This win got the Huskies into the top 25 as they’ve been particularly good early in the season. They have been led by F Adama Sanogo, who tallied 26 points in just 23 minutes during the blowout win.
Oregon began the season ranked in the top 25 but has fallen out after losing 2 of its first 4 games. A 69-56 home loss to UC-Irvine on Nov. 11 dropped them from the ranks and a 66-56 loss to then-No. 3 Houston on Sunday continued the fall down the ranks. This will be another extremely tough game for an Oregon team that will be playing its first game outside its home arena in Eugene.