Utah Utes vs USC Trojans Prediction, 12/1/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs USC Trojans

Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: PAC12

The Utah Utes (5-1) are traveling to Galen Center on Wednesday where they will compete against the USC Trojans (6-0).

The Utah Utes took the court against BYU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-64 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Utes finished with 12 and BYU accumulated 13 personal fouls. They made 2 of their 12 shots from downtown. BYU finished shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, BYU snagged 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. BYU distributed 16 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. With regard to defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the floor on 30 of 66 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this contest while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected a total of 22 with 4 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Utes buried 10 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Utah ended the contest with a 42.1% FG percentage (24 out of 57) and converted 6 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Branden Carlson is a player who played a role in this game. He scored 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played 33 minutes played and snagged 6 rebounds. He went 46.2% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Utah will enter this game with a mark of 5-1 on the season. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 14.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is collecting 43.5 boards per game and has 89 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 182nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Utes are shooting 31.4% on shots from 3-point land (44 of 140) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.8 points per outing (146th in the nation) while hitting 44.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Utes are forcing 9.8 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 45th in D-1 in allowing assists with 59 surrendered on the season. The Utes are allowing a shooting percentage of 38.2% (138 of 361) and they surrender 32.3 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 24.5% on 3-pointers while they are 48th in college basketball in points per game allowed (60.2).

The last time they took the court, the USC Trojans went home victorious with a score of 58-43 when they faced San Diego State. When it comes to cleaning the glass, USC permitted San Diego State to collect 27 overall (5 offensive). They went 17.6% from behind the 3-point line via 3 of 17 and ended up shooting 4 out of 11 from the free throw line (36.4%). The Trojans permitted San Diego State to convert 18 of their 56 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 32.1% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Trojans went 24 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.1%. In regard to 3-point shots, USC converted 4 of 14 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 6 of those for a percentage of 33.3%. San Diego State was called for 21 fouls for this game which got the Trojans to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Trojans were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for this game.

Drew Peterson ended up having an impact for the Trojans for the game. He accumulated 16 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the matchup. He converted 6 of 10 for the contest for a rate of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

USC has a record of 6-0 for the year. The Trojans are responsible for committing 15.2 personal fouls every game and they go 57.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.7 times per game (36th in college basketball) and they turn it over 8.7 times per game. USC has accumulated 469 points this season (78.2 per contest) and they pull in 43.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Trojans are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which ranks them 49th in D-1.

The Trojans on the defensive end are ranked 28th in college basketball in PPG given up with 58.3. They are forcing 10.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 34.4% from the floor (5th in college basketball). The USC defense gives up 24.8% on shots from 3-point land (35 of 141) and opponents are converting on 62.5% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.2 assists and 36.5 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 110th and 248th in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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