Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs USC Trojans Prediction, 11/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs USC Trojans

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

Galen Center is the site where the USC Trojans (2-1) will go up against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1-2) on Friday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers faced McDaniel and notched a win by a score of 60-38 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Mountaineers left the arena with 14 and McDaniel totaled 11 fouls. They knocked down 4 of their 19 shots from 3-point range. McDaniel went 42.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 14 attempts. In addition, McDaniel grabbed 29 boards (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. McDaniel totaled 4 assists and had 5 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Mount St. Mary's allowed their opponent to shoot 26.4% from the field on 14 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 44 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers converted 4 of 8 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Mount St. Mary's ended the contest with a 40.3% FG percentage (25 out of 62) and made 6 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Benjamin is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He accumulated 18 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 8 dimes.

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Mount St. Mary's heads into this contest with a record of 1-2 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Mount St. Mary's is pulling down 39.0 boards per contest and has earned 44 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 117th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are hitting 31.6% on 3-pointers (24 of 76) and 57.1% from the free throw line. They average 65.3 points per outing (314th in D-1) while hitting 38.1% from the field.

On defense, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 201st in college basketball in allowing assists with 35 conceded on the year. The Mountaineers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (73 of 171) and they concede 40.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 146th in the country in PPG allowed (65.7).

The last time they took the court, the USC Trojans walked away with a victory by a final of 59-57 when they played Vermont. The Trojans were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 2 steals in this game. Vermont had 23 fouls for this contest which got the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to convert 18 of them for a clip of 78.3%. With regard to shots from distance, USC knocked down 3 out of their 16 tries (18.8%). When all was said and done, the Trojans finished the game shooting 19 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.8%. The Trojans allowed Vermont to make 21 of their 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.8% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 29.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 27 and finished the contest at 7 out of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). Regarding rebounding, USC permitted Vermont to get 32 in total (3 offensive).

Drew Peterson was important for the Trojans for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 14 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 8 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 8 dimes in the game.

USC has a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Trojans are shooting 44.7% from the field, which is ranked 189th in D-1. USC has scored 216 pts so far this season (72.0 per game) and they snag 39.7 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.7 times per contest (111th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The Trojans are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Trojans on the defensive side of the court are 110th in the nation in points given up per game with 63.0. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 35.8% from the field (42nd in D-1). The USC defense concedes 28.4% on shots from beyond the arc (21 of 74) and their opponents are converting on 68.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.0 dimes and 38.3 rebounds per game, which is 185th and 300th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take USC

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