Stanford Cardinal vs USC Trojans Prediction, 2/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs USC Trojans

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Stanford Cardinal (11-14) are en route to Galen Center on Saturday where they will take on the USC Trojans (17-8).

The Stanford Cardinal faced off with Arizona and earned the victory with a final of 88-79 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cardinal ended up with 19 while Arizona finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They converted 14 of 35 attempts from three-point range. Arizona finished the game at 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 9 of their 11 attempts. Moreover, Arizona collected 23 boards (9 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Arizona totaled 17 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Stanford allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the floor on 28 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cardinal made 12 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. Stanford walked away from the game with a 61.1% field goal percentage (33 out of 54) and made 10 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Michael O'Connell is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 30 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Stanford comes into this contest with a record of 11-14 on the campaign. They average 69.2 points per outing (241st in the nation) while hitting 44.4% from the floor. The Cardinal are hitting 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (193 of 569) and 70.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Stanford is pulling down 35.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 349 dimes for the campaign, which is 170th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Cardinal have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.9% from 3-point land while they are 98th in the nation in opponents points per game (66.9). The Cardinal are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (602 of 1,372) and they relinquish 31.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 111th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 307 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the USC Trojans took a loss by a score of 61-58 when they played Oregon State. When it comes to how they rebounded, USC permitted Oregon State to snag 35 in all (14 offensive). They finished the game shooting 28.6% from downtown via 6 out of 21 and finished the game at 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Trojans allowed Oregon State to bury 20 out of 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 31.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Trojans finished 18 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.1%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, USC converted 1 out of 14 tries (7.1%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a rate of 80.8%. Oregon State had 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Trojans snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest.

Vincent Iwuchukwu ended up being a major contributor for the Trojans for the game. He earned 19 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 5 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

USC has a record of 17-8 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Trojans are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks them 149th in the nation. USC has earned 1,780 points this year (71.2 per contest) and they snag 35.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.8 times per game (139th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. The Trojans are committing 17.2 fouls per game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Trojans defensively are ranked 102nd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 67.0. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.1% from the floor (10th in Division 1). The USC defense gives up 33.6% on 3-pointers (187 of 557) and their opponents are connecting on 73.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.2 dimes and 35.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 218th and 288th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford

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