Eastern Washington Eagles vs USC Trojans Prediction, 11/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs USC Trojans

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: PAC12

The USC Trojans (4-2) are hosting the Eastern Washington Eagles (1-5) at Galen Center on Wednesday.

The Eastern Washington Eagles played Washington State and ended up losing by a score of 82-72 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 21 while Washington State totaled 21 personal fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 26 shots from downtown. Washington State finished 72.7% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 22 shots. On top of that, Washington State totaled 34 boards (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Washington State earned 10 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Eastern Washington allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 29 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for this contest as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Eagles made 18 of 23 attempts for a rate of 78.3%. Eastern Washington walked away from the game having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (22 of 45) and knocked down 10 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Ethan Price is someone who had an impact for this contest. He racked up 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and collected 6 boards. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Eastern Washington will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-5 for the year. They have an average of 73.7 points per contest (216th in the country) on 45.3% from the floor. The Eagles are connecting on 32.5% on shots from 3-point land (53 of 163) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Eastern Washington is grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game and has earned 104 assists on the season, which is 68th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 21.2 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They give up 34.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 335th in D-1 in PPG allowed (80.7). The Eagles are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.0% (169 of 367) and they concede 36.8 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 253rd in college basketball in allowing assists with 87 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the USC Trojans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-70 against Oklahoma. The Trojans pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. Oklahoma committed 10 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, USC made 9 of 23 attempts (39.1%). When all was said and done, the Trojans finished the game shooting 26 for 57 from the field which had them at 45.6%. The Trojans permitted Oklahoma to convert 30 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this contest. They finished 45.5% from downtown by shooting 10 out of 22 and ended up shooting 2 out of 7 at the free throw line (28.6%). With respect to how they rebounded, USC allowed Oklahoma to snag 31 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Boogie Ellis ended up being important for the Trojans in the game. He made 6 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and totaled 4 dimes in this game.

USC has a mark of 4-2 so far this season. The Trojans are responsible for committing 14.5 fouls every game and they go 76.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.3 times per game (181st in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.7 times per game. USC has 449 points on the season (74.8 per game) and they collect 37.7 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Trojans are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 184th in college hoops.

The USC defense gives up 29.0% on 3-point shots (42 of 145) and opponents are connecting on 68.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.3 dimes and 37.7 boards per game, which ranks them 249th and 287th in those categories. The Trojans on the defensive side of the court are 115th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 67.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (59th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC

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