Miami Hurricanes vs USC Trojans Prediction, 3/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs USC Trojans

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+2)

The USC Trojans (26-7) host the Miami Hurricanes (23-10) at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Friday. USC opens as 2-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 139.5.

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against Duke and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-76 in their last contest. Miami walked away from the contest with a 47.0% FG percentage (31 out of 66) and converted 8 of 21 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Hurricanes converted 6 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 17 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 29 out of 58 shooting. Duke earned 9 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Furthermore, Duke collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Duke finished the game shooting 77.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 22 attempts. They buried 5 of 19 attempts from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Hurricanes finished with 21 and Duke recorded 12 personal fouls.

Jordan Miller is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished 53.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 mins and also collected 13 rebounds. He racked up 17 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Miami will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 23-10 this year. They are averaging 74.8 pts per game (77th in the nation) while going 47.8% from the field. The Hurricanes are connecting on 35.3% on shots from distance (241 of 683) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is pulling down 30.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 463 assists so far this season, which ranks 76th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.6 times per game and as a group are committing 14.9 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Hurricanes have forced 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.2% on shots from distance and they are 233rd in college basketball in opponents points per game (71.0). The Hurricanes defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (880 of 1,890) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 346th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 499 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the USC Trojans took a loss by a final score of 69-59 when they played UCLA. The Trojans were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 8 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. UCLA earned 16 fouls for this contest which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, USC knocked down 7 of their 18 attempts (38.9%). In all, the Trojans ended up shooting 21 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.6%. The Trojans allowed UCLA to convert 23 out of their 47 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.9% for the matchup. They went 50.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 6 of 12 and ended up shooting 17 out of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, USC permitted UCLA to pull down 30 overall (5 offensive).

Boogie Ellis was important for the Trojans in this matchup. He earned 27 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 9 out of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

USC has a win-loss mark of 26-7 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trojans are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which is 98th in the country. USC has scored 2,395 points on the year (72.6 per contest) and they average 40.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per contest (94th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. The Trojans are responsible for committing 15.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 66.6% from the free throw line.

The Trojans are ranked 79th in the nation in points given up per game with 65.9. They are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.9% from the floor (13th in college basketball). The USC defense gives up 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (234 of 696) and their opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.8 assists and 33.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 119th and 143rd in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC (-2)

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