Stanford Cardinal vs USC Trojans Prediction, 1/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs USC Trojans

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FS1

Galen Center is the location where the USC Trojans (17-2) will play the Stanford Cardinal (11-6) on Thursday.

The Stanford Cardinal played Arizona State and took home the win by a score of 79-76 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Cardinal ended up finishing with 16 and Arizona State had 28 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 25 shots from distance. Arizona State shot 77.8% from the free throw line by burying 7 of their 9 attempts. In addition, Arizona State snagged 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Arizona State doled out 9 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In regard to the defense, Stanford allowed 52.5% from the field on 31 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Cardinal converted 32 of 40 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Stanford ended having earned a 38.0% FG percentage (19 of 50) and buried 9 of 19 shots from distance.

Michael O'Connell is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He recorded 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and also collected 1 rebound. He finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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Stanford steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 11-6 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Stanford is pulling down 38.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 231 assists for the season, which is 223rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinal are shooting 35.2% from downtown (123 of 349) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.6 points per outing (230th in Division 1) while going 43.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cardinal are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They rank 66th in college basketball in allowing assists with 198 surrendered for the campaign. The Cardinal defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (431 of 959) and they relinquish 29.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 32.4% on 3-pointers while they are 215th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.1).

In their last game, the USC Trojans got the victory with a final of 78-56 when they faced Arizona State. The Trojans were able to snag 32 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 47 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Arizona State had 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 73.7%. With respect to shooting from distance, USC made 10 out of 22 attempts (45.5%). Overall, the Trojans finished shooting 27 for 59 from the field which had them sitting at 45.8%. The Trojans allowed Arizona State to convert 22 out of their 64 tries from the floor which left them shooting 34.4% for the contest. They went 26.7% from three-point range by going 8 out of 30 and finished the contest at 4 of 5 at the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to cleaning the glass, USC allowed Arizona State to collect 23 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Drew Peterson ended up having an impact for the Trojans for the contest. He tallied 16 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this contest. He buried 6 out of 8 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

USC has a mark of 17-2 for the year. As an offensive team, the Trojans are connecting on 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 41st in the nation. USC has accounted for 1,425 pts for the year (75.0 per contest) and they collect 42.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.9 times per contest (76th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. The Trojans are committing 14.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 62.4% from the free throw line.

The Trojans on the defensive end are ranked 40th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 63.0. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 36.9% from the floor (4th in college hoops). The USC defense concedes 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (135 of 429) and opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.2 dimes and 33.2 boards per contest, which is 74th and 104th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stanford

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