USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 3/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022
Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA
TV: ESPN
The UCLA Bruins (22-6) welcome the USC Trojans (25-5) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday.
The USC Trojans stepped onto the hardwood against Arizona and ended up losing by a score of 91-71 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Trojans finished with 16 while Arizona had 17 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of their 25 tries from downtown. Arizona ended up going 69.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 13 attempts. Moreover, Arizona totaled 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Arizona dished out 21 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, USC allowed the other team to shoot 55.6% from the floor on 35 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 35 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Trojans knocked down 13 of their 16 tries for a rate of 81.3%. USC ended the game with a 39.7% field goal percentage (27 of 68) and converted 4 of their 18 shots from distance.
Max Agbonkpolo is someone who played a role for this contest. He notched 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.
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USC comes into this contest with a record of 25-5 on the season. They average 73.4 points per game (123rd in D-1) on 45.4% from the field. The Trojans are connecting on 35.2% on three-point attempts (200 of 568) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a team, USC is pulling down 40.7 boards per game and is sitting with 432 assists for the campaign, which is 77th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.4 fouls per contest.
Defensively, the Trojans are forcing 10.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 33.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 77th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.7). The Trojans defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 38.7% (713 of 1,841) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a team. They rank 148th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 356 surrendered on the year.
In their last game, the UCLA Bruins walked away with a victory by a final of 77-66 when they played Washington. The Bruins pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Washington earned 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to shots from distance, UCLA knocked down 4 out of 12 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Bruins finished 26 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4%. The Bruins allowed Washington to knock down 26 out of 60 attempts from the floor which had them at 43.3% in the game. They wrapped up this game 29.4% from 3-point land via 5 of 17 and ended up going 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, UCLA allowed Washington to pull down 27 overall (8 on the offensive side).
Jaime Jaquez was important for the Bruins in the matchup. He accumulated 30 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game. He made 11 out of 17 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and totaled 9 rebounds.
UCLA has a record of 22-6 for the year. The Bruins commit 16.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per contest (105th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 9.4 times per game. UCLA has accounted for 2,149 pts for the campaign (76.8 per game) and they pull in 37.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Bruins are connecting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks them 132nd in college basketball.
The UCLA defense allows 31.5% on 3-point attempts (187 of 593) and opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.8 assists and 33.4 boards every game, which ranks 111th and 110th in those categories. The Bruins on the defensive side of the court are 40th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 64.2. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (60th in college basketball).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCLA
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