Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs USC Trojans Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs USC Trojans

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

Galen Center is where the USC Trojans (26-8 last year) will go up against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (22-12 last season) on Monday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Coastal Carolina and took a loss by a final of 84-68 in their last contest of last year. With respect to fouls, the Eagles ended up walking away with 18 and Coastal Carolina had 12 fouls. They also made 5 out of their 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. Coastal Carolina finished the contest at 76.5% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 17 shots. In addition, Coastal Carolina totaled 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Coastal Carolina earned 18 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. In terms of the defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed 47.1% from the floor on 33 out of 70 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles made 7 of 14 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Florida Gulf Coast walked away from the game having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (25 out of 58) and converted 11 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Zach Anderson is someone who was a contributor in the game. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He played for 29 mins and also snagged 5 boards. He went 62.5% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Florida Gulf Coast comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 22-12 last year. They coughed up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a squad committed 14.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Florida Gulf Coast pulled down 38.8 rebounds per game and accounted for 534 dimes last year, which had them ranked 24th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles hit on 35.0% on three-point shots (347 of 992) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They averaged 77.7 pts per contest (34th in Division 1) while hitting 45.4% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Eagles forced their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per contest and they drew 15.5 fouls. They were ranked 318th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 468 conceded last year. The Eagles defense allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (941 of 2,153) and they conceded 35.0 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquished 33.3% on 3-pointers while they were 295th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (73.7).

The last time they took the court last year, the USC Trojans took a loss by a final score of 68-66 against Miami. The Trojans were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup. They coughed it up 18 times, while recording 1 steal for the game. Miami committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 60.0%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, USC knocked down 9 out of their 21 tries (42.9%). When the game finished, the Trojans shot 24 for 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.0%. The Trojans allowed Miami to convert 24 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 7.1% from 3-point land by shooting 1 out of 14 and ended up going 19 out of 25 from the charity stripe (76.0%). In relation to attacking the glass, USC allowed Miami to get 25 in total (3 on the offensive glass).

Reese Waters ended up having an impact for the Trojans for the game. He made 5 out of 6 in this game for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

USC had a win-loss mark of 26-8 last year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trojans shot 45.5% from the field, which had them ranked 94th in D-1. USC scored 2,461 points last season (72.4 per contest) and they snagged 40.1 rebounds per game. They got an assist 14.3 times per contest (92nd in Division 1) and they turned it over 12.2 times per game. The Trojans were responsible for committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they went 66.4% from the free throw line.

The USC defense conceded 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (235 of 710) and their opposition knocked down 71.5% of their foul shots. They conceded 11.9 assists and 33.7 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 117th and 127th in college basketball. The Trojans defensively were ranked 77th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 66.0. They forced 9.8 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (15th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC

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