The 2023-24 college basketball season begins for the Oregon Ducks and Georgia Bulldogs when they meet in Las Vegas on Monday in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series. Oregon posted a 21-15 record to finish fourth in the Pac-12 last season and lost to Wisconsin in the NIT quarterfinals. Georgia went 16-16 in 2022-23 and was defeated by LSU in the opening round of the SEC tournament.

Tipoff at T-Mobile Arena is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. The Ducks are 6.5-point favorites in the latest Oregon vs. Georgia odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 141.5. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

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The model knows Oregon has seven players from 2022-23 returning this season, including three starters. Center N'Faly Dante led the Ducks with averages of 13.4 points and 8.4 rebounds last campaign and guard Jermaine Couisnard was second in scoring with 12.8 points per game but may not be available as he is dealing with a concussion, while center Nate Bittle contributed 7.3 points and 5.1 boards. Jesse Zarzuela joins the Ducks after averaging 16.3 points with Central Michigan last season, while fellow guard Kario Oquendo faces a Georgia team for which he poured in 12.7 per contest in 2022-23.

But the model also knows Georgia made a huge improvement last season, posting 16 victories after going just 6-26 in 2021-22. The Bulldogs were especially impressive during non-conference play, winning 10 of their 13 such contests. Georgia is hoping several of its transfers show the form they displayed in the team's exhibition win against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 30, when guard RJ Melendez (Illinois) recorded 21 points and nine rebounds, center Russel Tchewa (South Florida) registered 10 and 10 for a double-double and guard Noah Thomasson contributed 15 points.

Now, the model has set its sights on Oregon vs. Georgia. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see the model before locking in any college basketball picks.

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