USC Trojans vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: PAC12

The Colorado Buffaloes (12-4) will play the USC Trojans (14-2) at CU Events Center on Thursday.

The USC Trojans took the court against Oregon and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-69 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Trojans ended up with 17 while Oregon finished the game with 19 fouls. They also converted 10 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Oregon finished the contest at 61.1% from the free throw line by making 11 of 18 tries. On top of that, Oregon pulled down 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oregon doled out 13 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, USC let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 29 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Trojans made 11 of 18 tries for a percentage of 61.1%. USC finished the contest having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (25 of 60) and buried 8 of their 24 3-point shots.

Isaiah Mobley is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 55.6% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes. He played 39 minutes played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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USC heads into this contest with a mark of 14-2 for the campaign. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, USC is pulling down 41.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 240 assists on the campaign, which ranks 117th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Trojans are shooting 34.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (104 of 298) and 61.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.4 points per outing (101st in the country) while connecting on 47.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Trojans have forced 10.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 72nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 176 relinquished so far this year. The Trojans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 37.4% (372 of 995) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 56th in the nation in points per game allowed (63.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes got the victory with a final of 75-57 when they played Arizona State. With respect to rebounding, Colorado permitted Arizona State to snag 28 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They went 23.8% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 21 and ended up going 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Buffaloes allowed Arizona State to convert 20 out of their 59 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 33.9% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Buffaloes walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 58 from the field which had them sitting at 43.1%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Colorado made 10 of 25 attempts (40.0%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.2%. Arizona State committed 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Buffaloes were able to collect 36 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the contest.

Keeshawn Barthelemy ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes for this contest. He scored 16 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 4 out of 9 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 9 rebounds.

Colorado has a win-loss record of 12-4 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Buffaloes are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 161st in Division 1. Colorado has 1,143 pts so far this season (71.4 per game) and they average 38.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.9 times per contest (207th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. The Buffaloes commit 15.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Buffaloes defensively are ranked 105th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 66.1. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (95th in the nation). The Colorado defense concedes 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (118 of 368) and opponents are making 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.5 dimes and 31.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 105th and 59th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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