Shelstad leads No. 12 Oregon against UCLA after 24-point performance

UCLA Bruins (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at Oregon Ducks (9-0, 1-0 Big Ten)

Eugene, Oregon; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ducks -3.5; over/under is 140.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Oregon hosts UCLA after Jackson Shelstad scored 24 points in Oregon’s 68-60 win against the USC Trojans.

The Ducks have gone 4-0 at home. Oregon is ninth in the Big Ten scoring 79.9 points while shooting 45.4% from the field.

The Bruins play their first true road game after going 7-1 to start the season. UCLA is 7-0 in games decided by 10 points or more.

Oregon makes 45.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.3 percentage points higher than UCLA has allowed to its opponents (36.1%). UCLA has shot at a 47.4% rate from the field this season, 8.1 percentage points greater than the 39.3% shooting opponents of Oregon have averaged.

The Ducks and Bruins match up Sunday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nate Bittle is shooting 51.7% and averaging 13.6 points for the Ducks.

Tyler Bilodeau is averaging 14.1 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Bruins.

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