California Golden Bears vs USC Trojans Prediction, 2/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs USC Trojans

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The California Golden Bears (3-22) are on their way to Galen Center on Thursday where they will compete against the USC Trojans (17-8).

The California Golden Bears faced off with Arizona State and ended up losing by a score of 70-62 in their last game. California finished the game with a 33.9% FG percentage (21 out of 62) and knocked down 10 of their 27 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Golden Bears converted 10 of their 17 tries for a rate of 58.8%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to the defense, California allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the floor on 23 out of 69 shooting. Arizona State distributed 9 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Arizona State grabbed 50 boards (19 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Arizona State finished 81.8% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 22 attempts. They converted 6 of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Bears finished with 20 while Arizona State finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Grant Newell is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 31 mins and also snagged 5 rebounds. He walked away with 14 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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California enters this one with a mark of 3-22 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.0 fouls per contest. As a team, California is pulling in 31.7 boards per game and has 249 dimes for the year, which is 356th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Bears are shooting 30.8% on 3-point shots (131 of 426) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 59.2 pts per contest (361st in Division 1) while shooting 40.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Bears are able to force 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They surrender 33.1% from 3-point land while they are 153rd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (68.7). The Golden Bears defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.6% (618 of 1,386) and they surrender 35.0 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 176th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 325 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the USC Trojans took a loss by a score of 61-58 when they faced Oregon State. The Trojans snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Oregon State committed 20 fouls for this game which took the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 80.8%. In relation to shots from downtown, USC made 1 out of their 14 attempts (7.1%). Overall, the Trojans finished 18 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.1%. The Trojans allowed Oregon State to knock down 20 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.3% for this game. They shot 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). In relation to rebounds, USC permitted Oregon State to pull down 35 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Vincent Iwuchukwu ended up being a factor for the Trojans in this contest. He totaled 19 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 5 of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

USC has a mark of 17-8 for the campaign. The Trojans are committing 17.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per contest (139th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. USC has totaled 1,780 points for the year (71.2 per game) and they grab 35.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Trojans are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 150th in college basketball.

The Trojans defensively are ranked 101st in the country in PPG given up with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.1% from the floor (10th in college hoops). The USC defense allows 33.6% on 3-point shots (187 of 557) and their opponents are knocking down 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.2 dimes and 35.9 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 220th and 290th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take USC

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