Arizona State Sun Devils vs USC Trojans Prediction, 1/24/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs USC Trojans

Date: Monday, January 24, 2022

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN2

The Arizona State Sun Devils (6-10) are hitting the road to Galen Center on Monday where they will play the USC Trojans (16-2).

The Arizona State Sun Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Stanford and took a loss by a final of 79-76 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Sun Devils left the arena with 28 while Stanford totaled 16 personal fouls. They made 9 of 19 tries from distance. Stanford went 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 32 of their 40 tries. In addition, Stanford totaled 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Stanford doled out 12 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In regard to the defense, Arizona State allowed the other team to shoot 38.0% from the floor on 19 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Sun Devils converted 7 of 9 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Arizona State finished the contest having earned a 52.5% FG percentage (31 out of 59) and made 7 of their 25 shots from distance.

Jalen Graham is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 61.5% from the field and earned 3 assists. He played for 30 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He walked away with 16 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Arizona State will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 6-10 for the campaign. They are averaging 63.6 pts per contest (328th in the nation) while shooting 39.6% from the field. The Sun Devils are shooting 27.8% on shots from distance (101 of 363) and 67.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Arizona State is pulling in 36.1 rebounds per game and has 186 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 314th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Sun Devils are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They surrender 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 166th in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.2). The Sun Devils defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.7% (376 of 923) and they relinquish 40.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 146th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 213 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the USC Trojans went home victorious with a score of 79-67 when they faced Utah. The Trojans collected 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. Utah was called for 19 fouls for the contest which got the Trojans to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of those for a rate of 60.0%. Concerning shots from distance, USC buried 9 out of 20 attempts (45.0%). When all was said and done, the Trojans finished 29 for 57 from the field which had them sitting at 50.9%. The Trojans allowed Utah to make 22 of 61 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.1% for this game. They finished 39.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 15 at the free throw line (93.3%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, USC permitted Utah to grab 27 in total (7 offensive).

Drew Peterson was important for the Trojans for the game. He knocked down 9 out of 10 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 90.0%, and earned 7 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this matchup.

USC has a win-loss record of 16-2 for the season. As an offensive team, the Trojans are shooting 47.4% from the field, which has them ranked 39th in the nation. USC has accounted for 1,347 points for the season (74.8 per contest) and they collect 41.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per contest (81st in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per game. The Trojans commit 14.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 61.7% from the charity stripe.

The Trojans on defense are ranked 48th in college basketball in points given up per game with 63.4. They are forcing 10.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 37.0% from the floor (6th in Division 1). The USC defense gives up 31.9% on 3-pointers (127 of 398) and opponents are knocking down 69.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.2 assists and 33.7 boards per game, which has them ranked 81st and 129th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take USC

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