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Oregon kept it close in the third set as well, as the Ducks had a one-point deficit late before Kansas scored four straight to take a 21-16 lead.įollow Chris Hansen on Twitter or email at For more sports coverage, visit. Nuneviller, with her sixth kill of the set, got the Ducks to within a point of the lead, 17-16, but the Jayhawks answered by scoring four straight to pull away for the win as they hit. The second set opened in similar fashion, with Kansas jumping out to a 6-3 advantage and Oregon could never catch up. The Ducks struggled offensively in the opener, getting just 12 kills in the set and hitting. Oregon’s last lead in the match was 11-9 in the first set before Kansas went on a 6-1 run to go up 15-12 en route to the 1-0 advantage. 179 but the Ducks couldn’t hold the Kansas offense to anywhere near that number as the Jayhawks (17-11) hit. Oregon’s defense was the Pac-12 leader this season in opponent’s hitting percentage at.

The Ducks like the Boilermakers rarely lose by extended margins, but I believe that they’ll suffer the same fate.For local stories that matter, subscribe today. This is a real big line for a game matching two quality opponents. As I’ve touched on before, Oregon has some problems on defense in the paint without Chris Boucher and while Michigan didn’t use that weakness to their advantage, Kansas certainly will. Kansas City, MO, USA Oregon Ducks forward Dillon Brooks (24) reacts during the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks in the finals of the Midwest Regional of the 2017. The Boilermakers did lose 11 games on the season, but were beaten by double digits just once, losing by 12 to Michigan before getting crushed by 32 by the Jayhawks. The Oregon Ducks are in the Final Four for the first time since the inaugural NCAA Tournament in 1939, and have a shot at the programs second-ever title. Where they did impress was in their total beat down of Purdue in the Sweet 16. Their opening two games weren't against the toughest teams beating a completely overmatched UC Davis by 38 points and a Michigan State team that had tailed off in the last month of the season by 20. One thing any handicapper knows is that a team is not as good or as bad they looked in their previous game, but one thing is certain no team is playing better than the Jayhawks in this tournament. On the defensive side of things the Ducks are allowing 65.6 points on a 40.8% FG average. Offensively, Oregon is putting up 79.4 points per game on a 48.3% FG average, which ranks 16th in the nation. Kansas has won 11 of their last 12 games. The Jayhawks have covered the spread in four of their last five games, including their last three, and in their last five games the total has gone over every time.

The total number of points scored in the game was 164, which was over the closing line of 156. Kansas is coming off a 98-66 blowout win over Purdue in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the 5-point line. Oregon has won 11 of their last 12 games. The Ducks have an ATS record of 1-3-1 in their last five games and previous to the Michigan game the total had gone over in four in a row. The total number of points scored in the game was 137, which was under the closing line of 148. Oregon is coming off a 69-68 win over Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament where the game was a PICK with the Ducks a 1-point favorite. Kansas has won 31 of their 35 games this season and they have an ATS record of 14-18-1 in the 33 games that have had a posted line. Oregon has won 32 of their 37 games on the season and they have an ATS record of 20-15-1 in the 36 games that have had a posted line. The 3rd seed Oregon Ducks face the top-seed Kansas Jayhawks in a Midwest Region Elite 8 NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday, March 25 at 6:09 PM ET. The betting odds for this match opened with the Big 12 Kansas as a -6.5 point favorite over the Pac-12 Oregon with the total on the NCAA betting board at 158.5 points.