USC Trojans vs Utah Utes Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Utah Utes

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: PAC12

The Utah Utes (8-10) will try to defeat the USC Trojans (14-2) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday.

The USC Trojans played Oregon and took a loss by a score of 79-69 in their last game. USC walked away from the contest having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (25 of 60) and made 8 out of their 24 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Trojans made 11 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 61.1%. In reference to rebounding, they collected 34 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning defending, USC let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 29 out of 58 shooting. Oregon recorded 13 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Oregon grabbed 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Oregon walked away from this one shooting 61.1% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 18 shots. They made 10 of 21 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Trojans walked away with 17 and Oregon totaled 19 personal fouls.

Isaiah Mobley is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He walked away with 18 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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USC heads into this game with a record of 14-2 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.6 fouls every game. As a unit, USC is grabbing 41.6 boards per game and is sitting with 240 assists this year, which ranks 126th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Trojans are shooting 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (104 of 298) and 61.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.4 pts per contest (97th in the nation) while hitting 47.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Trojans are able to force 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are 64th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 176 conceded on the year. The Trojans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 37.4% (372 of 995) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They concede 30.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 54th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (63.5).

In their last game, the Utah Utes took a loss by a final score of 64-62 when they faced Arizona State. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Utah permitted Arizona State to collect 32 in total (11 offensive). They shot 26.9% from downtown by hitting 7 of 26 and finished the game at 3 of 12 from the free throw line (25.0%). The Utes permitted Arizona State to bury 27 of 65 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.5% in this game. In all, the Utes shot 20 out of 57 from the floor which had them sitting at 35.1%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Utah made 5 of 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 85.0%. Arizona State committed 19 fouls in this game which took the Utes to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. The Utes were able to snag 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 38 for this game.

Rollie Worster pitched in for the Utes in this contest. He totaled 13 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes for this game. He knocked down 5 out of 8 for the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 8-10 on the campaign. The Utes are committing 16.2 fouls per game and they go 79.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.9 times per contest (144th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. Utah has totaled 1,273 points on the season (70.7 per contest) and they grab 38.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Utes are connecting on 42.1% from the field, which ranks them 279th in the country.

The Utah defense concedes 29.2% from downtown (105 of 359) and opponents are connecting on 66.2% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.6 assists and 35.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 180th and 208th in the nation. The Utes on defense are ranked 195th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 69.3. They have forced 9.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (196th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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