BYU Cougars vs USC Trojans Prediction, 11/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs USC Trojans

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Location: Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, BS

TV: ESPN2

Imperial Arena is the location where the USC Trojans (3-1) will play the BYU Cougars (3-1) on Wednesday.

The BYU Cougars took the court against Nicholls State and took home the win by a score of 87-73 in their last contest. BYU ended having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (30 of 62) and knocked down 8 of 33 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 19 of 27 tries for a percentage of 70.4%. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 50 with 18 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of defending, BYU allowed the other team to go 37.1% from the floor on 26 of 70 shooting. Nicholls State earned 18 assists and had 14 steals for the contest. Additionally, Nicholls State had 25 boards (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Nicholls State finished shooting 52.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 19 tries. They made 11 out of their 30 shots from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 20 and Nicholls State accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Fousseyni Traore is a player who had an impact for this contest. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He played 21 minutes and collected 8 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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BYU enters this contest with a mark of 3-1 on the year. They cough up possession 19.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, BYU is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 48 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 301st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cougars are connecting on 29.0% on three-point attempts (29 of 100) and 64.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.0 points per outing (212th in college basketball) while going 43.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Cougars have forced 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 140th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 51 surrendered on the year. The Cougars defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.6% (95 of 246) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 33.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 185th in the nation in opponents points per game (68.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the USC Trojans walked away with a victory by a final of 83-74 when they played Mount St. Mary's. The Trojans recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Mount St. Mary's committed 26 personal fouls in the game which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 32 shots. They were able to convert 24 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to 3-pointers, USC knocked down 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). When all was said and done, the Trojans finished shooting 26 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4%. The Trojans allowed Mount St. Mary's to make 25 out of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.8% for this game. They went 36.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 25 and finished the contest at 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, USC permitted Mount St. Mary's to get 32 overall (11 offensive).

Joshua Morgan pitched in for the Trojans in this contest. He totaled 15 points in his 27 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in the game. He buried 6 of 8 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 12 rebounds.

USC has a mark of 3-1 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Trojans are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks them 159th in the nation. USC has 299 points on the year (74.8 per game) and they pull in 39.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per game (65th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. The Trojans have committed 17.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 71.0% from the free throw line.

The USC defense allows 30.3% on shots from distance (30 of 99) and their opponents are converting on 69.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.8 dimes and 37.8 total boards per game, which is 208th and 302nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Trojans defensively are ranked 129th in college basketball in points given up per game with 65.8. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.1% from the field (31st in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC

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