The Saint Mary’s Gaels take on the Oregon Ducks at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the Michelob Ultra Arena in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Maui Invitational. Saint Mary’s held Notre Dame to just 38 percent shooting from the field on Monday in a 62-59 win, while Oregon dismantled Chaminade 73-49 in its first-round victory. Outside of a clunker against BYU on November 16, Oregon has looked sharp, but Saint Mary’s is off to its first 5-0 start since the 2017-18 season.
The Ducks are favored by two points in the latest Saint Mary’s vs. Oregon odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 131.5. Before entering any Oregon vs. Saint Mary’s picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Saint Mary’s vs. Oregon. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Oregon vs. Saint Mary’s:
- Saint Mary’s vs. Oregon spread: Oregon -2
- Saint Mary’s vs. Oregon over-under: 131.5 points
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What you need to know about Saint Mary’s
Forward Dan Fotu came off the bench and led the team with 22 points against Notre Dame. Besides Fotu, Saint Mary’s only other player to turn in a double-digit point total was guard Tommy Kuhse. The redshirt senior finished with 14 points and four rebounds, and drained two of his four 3-point attempts. Through five games, Kuhse is hitting shots at the highest rate of his career (45.2 percent). He averaged 12.8 points in 35.7 minutes per game last season, but has been more efficient this year, and scored 11 points in 27.4 minutes per contest to start 2021-22.
One of the things that the Gaels have done to keep an edge on opponents this season is boxing out. Saint Mary’s has only allowed its opposition to average 5.6 offensive rebounds per game, which is a metric to keep an eye on, as Oregon has been strong in that area with 13 per game. The Gaels hit 53 percent of their 3-point attempts against the Irish on Tuesday, but Oregon held Chaminade to just 23.5 percent from beyond the arc in its first Maui Invitational 2021 matchup.
What you need to know about Oregon
The game between the Ducks and Division III side Chaminade was about as lopsided as most thought it would be on Tuesday. The Silverswords hit just 16 of their 55 field-goal attempts and never made things difficult on the Ducks. Eric Williams Jr. lead all scorers in the game with 14 points and added seven rebounds with three steals. Williams figures to be the Ducks’ offensive leader this season with three of the top four scorers from last season no longer with the team.
Oklahoma transfer De’Vion Harmon had his best showing since the Ducks’ season-opener against Texas Southern on November 9, with 13 points and four assists. Guard Will Richardson is sure to be more assertive against the Gaels than he was asked to be against Chaminade, when he finished with five assists and no points. In Oregon’s first two games, he averaged 19 points, three rebounds and two assists.
How to make Saint Mary’s vs. Oregon picks
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