Arizona State Sun Devils vs USC Trojans Prediction, 3/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs USC Trojans

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

Galen Center is where the USC Trojans (21-8) will try to defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils (20-9) on Saturday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils faced Arizona and earned the victory with a final of 89-88 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Sun Devils ended up with 23 while Arizona recorded 15 fouls. They also converted 11 of 26 shots from 3-point land. Arizona finished 67.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 34 attempts. On top of that, Arizona collected 32 boards (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Arizona earned 16 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to defending, Arizona State allowed 50.9% from the floor on 27 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 23 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Sun Devils made 6 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Arizona State finished the game with a 53.7% field goal percentage (36 out of 67) and buried 11 of their 28 three-point shots.

Desmond Cambridge is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. He walked away with 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Arizona State will play this game with a record of 20-9 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a group they commit 18.5 personal fouls every game. As a team, Arizona State is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 421 assists on the season, which is 118th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Sun Devils are connecting on 31.6% on three-point shots (217 of 687) and 69.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.2 points per outing (189th in D-1) on 42.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They surrender 33.7% from beyond the arc while they are 94th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (67.2). The Sun Devils are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.3% (670 of 1,706) and they relinquish 38.7 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 138th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 366 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the USC Trojans went home victorious with a score of 62-49 when they played Utah. The Trojans recorded 28 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this game. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. Utah committed 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Trojans to the free throw line for 14 tries. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 64.3%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, USC made 11 of 23 tries (47.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Trojans went 21 out of 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. The Trojans allowed Utah to knock down 20 out of their 63 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 31.7% in the matchup. They finished shooting 22.7% from 3-point land by going 5 of 22 and ended up shooting 4 of 11 from the free throw line (36.4%). When talking about rebounding, USC allowed Utah to get 32 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Boogie Ellis ended up being a major contributor for the Trojans for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 36 mins on the court and totaled 3 dimes for the contest.

USC has a mark of 21-8 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Trojans are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 86th in the country. USC has earned 2,108 points on the campaign (72.7 per contest) and they pull down 35.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per contest (138th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Trojans are committing 16.8 fouls every game and they hit 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Trojans on the defensive side of the court are 72nd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 66.3. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 38.9% from the field (8th in the nation). The USC defense gives up 32.9% on 3-pointers (211 of 641) and opponents are making 72.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.0 assists and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 208th and 290th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC

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