The Oregon Ducks take on the Washington Huskies in Seattle, Washington. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. ET on Peacock.
Washington is favored by 9.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -530. The total is set at 144.5 points.
Here’s my Oregon vs. Washington prediction and college basketball picks for January 25, 2026.
Oregon vs Washington Prediction
My Pick: Washington -8.5
My Oregon vs Washington best bet is on the Huskies to cover the spread. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Oregon vs. Washington Odds
| Oregon Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+9.5 -102 | 144.5 -115 / -105 | +390 |
| Washington Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-9.5 -120 | 144.5 -115 / -105 | -530 |
Oregon vs Washington Betting Preview
A good ole fashioned Pac-10 – I mean Big Ten – matchup enfolds on a sleepy Sunday afternoon in Seattle.
Oregon limps to Alaska Airlines Arena off five straight losses (1-4 ATS) and short its two best players. The Ducks have endured a sad season marred by injuries. Star point guard Jackson Shelstad has missed the last six games (out since December 28), and star center Nate Bittle has missed the last two.
Per CBB Analytics, Oregon has a +10.6 net rating this season when the pair have shared the court (78th percentile nationally) versus a -11.9 net rating when the pair have been off the floor (20th percentile). To put it simply: Their absences have mattered.
Oregon’s offense has been abysmal in Big Ten play and has only been worse without Bittle. The Ducks are 17th in conference play on the offensive end (second-worst), per KenPom, and their only scoring outlets have been the occasional 3 and the offensive glass.
Oregon ranks 17th in league play in turnover rate and 2-point field goal percentage, a deadly combination.
Usually, the Ducks play through the post, but that scoring well has dried up a bunch since the Bittle injury. Sean Stewart and Kwame Evans Jr. just aren’t as effective.
There’s very little creation without Shelstad on this end, despite the best efforts of the sometimes-exciting Wei Lin.
Head coach Dana Altman knows his team’s offensive limitations, and that’s why his squad is playing at the Big Ten’s slowest tempo in conference play. Oregon wants to take the air out of the ball and make this game a crawl.
Washington also comes into this game on a skid, losers of five of six despite a muscular 4-2 ATS record over that span. The Huskies have played a brutal Big Ten schedule, matching up against four of the best five teams in the league over the past five contests.
This game against Oregon could be a nice opportunity to reset.
Injuries haven’t been kind to Washington this season either, as guys like Wesley Yates III and Desmond Claude have missed significant time. Jacob Ognacevic’s return to the floor has helped, but the Huskies have struggled to find consistency while using 10 different starting lineups.
Mostly an interior team on offense, Washington runs a ton of ball-screen action, allowing Zoom Diallo to find driving lanes and Hannes Steinbach to fill space off rolls.
Steinbach is the key on this end, a stud post player and all-around scorer. He should feast against Oregon’s frontline sans Bittle. The Ducks have struggled to defend ball screens all season and will likely get cooked in this action all game long.
Washington gets right and pulls off a double-digit win against one of its old rivals. Oregon’s forgettable season continues as fans desperately tap the bottom of the hourglass to make the sand flow faster.
My Pick: Washington -8.5
