USC Trojans vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPNU

The Arizona State Sun Devils (15-3) host the USC Trojans (13-5) at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday.

The USC Trojans faced off with Utah and took home the win by a score of 71-56 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Trojans ended up with 12 while Utah totaled 13 fouls. They buried 8 out of their 25 shots from downtown. Utah finished shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 6 attempts. In addition, Utah had 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Utah doled out 12 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Concerning defending, USC let their opponent shoot 34.4% from the floor on 21 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 37 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Trojans made 6 of 8 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. USC finished the game having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 of 61) and converted 7 out of their 16 three-point attempts.

Boogie Ellis is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 17 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He shot 53.8% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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USC will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-5 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.5 fouls every game. As a unit, USC is pulling in 35.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 256 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 155th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Trojans are connecting on 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (101 of 317) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.2 points per contest (192nd in the nation) on 46.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trojans are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 162nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 230 surrendered for the season. The Trojans defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 38.0% (411 of 1,082) and they relinquish 36.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They concede 32.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 80th in college basketball in points per game allowed (65.4).

The last time they took the court, the Arizona State Sun Devils went home victorious with a score of 74-69 against Oregon State. In the matter of rebounding, Arizona State permitted Oregon State to grab 24 overall (10 offensive). They shot 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 24 and finished the game at 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Sun Devils permitted Oregon State to bury 24 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Sun Devils finished 24 out of 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. Concerning shooting from distance, Arizona State made 8 of their 18 tries (44.4%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. Oregon State committed 21 fouls in the game which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Sun Devils were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this contest.

Desmond Cambridge pitched in for the Sun Devils in this game. He recorded 21 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 8 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 15-3 this season. The Sun Devils have committed 18.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 68.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per contest (63rd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest. Arizona State has earned 1,319 pts for the campaign (73.3 per game) and they grab 39.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Sun Devils are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which ranks 242nd in Division 1.

The Arizona State defense allows 31.2% on shots from distance (133 of 426) and their opponents are knocking down 69.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.6 dimes and 38.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 182nd and 337th in college hoops. The Sun Devils on defense are ranked 85th in college basketball in PPG given up with 65.6. They are forcing 13.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 37.7% from the field (9th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take USC

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