USC Trojans vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 12/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN

The USC Trojans (5-4) are en route to Neville Arena on Sunday where they will play the Auburn Tigers (7-2).

The USC Trojans stepped onto the hardwood against Long Beach State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-79 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Trojans walked away with 24 and Long Beach State racked up 22 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 19 tries from three-point range. Long Beach State finished 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 30 of their 40 attempts. Additionally, Long Beach State snagged 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Long Beach State distributed 13 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, USC allowed their opponent to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 17 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 13 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 40 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Trojans made 20 of 36 attempts for a percentage of 55.6%. USC walked away from the game with a 40.6% field goal percentage (26 of 64) and buried 7 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc.

Isaiah Collier is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. He finished the contest at 33.3% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He played 35 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He notched 15 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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USC will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-4 for the season. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, USC is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 133 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 198th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Trojans are connecting on 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (73 of 209) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.9 points per game (103rd in the country) while hitting 45.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Trojans are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 231st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 133 surrendered for the year. The Trojans defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (236 of 567) and they concede 36.7 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 33.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 227th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (72.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Auburn Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 87-62 when they played UNC Asheville. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Auburn allowed UNC Asheville to collect 22 overall (3 offensive). They shot 41.2% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 18 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Tigers permitted UNC Asheville to bury 23 of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers went 34 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Auburn converted 7 of their 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. UNC Asheville earned 9 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Tigers pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the matchup.

Tre Donaldson ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this game. He knocked down 6 out of 8 in this game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, but went home without a rebound. He had 15 points in his 19 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in the game.

Auburn has a mark of 7-2 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which is 131st in the nation. Auburn has scored 741 points this year (82.3 per contest) and they collect 40.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 19.2 times per contest (10th in D-1) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. The Tigers are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 73rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.2. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the floor (26th in Division 1). The Auburn defense gives up 29.0% on shots from distance (49 of 169) and their opponents are connecting on 74.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 9.7 assists and 33.6 boards per contest, which is 20th and 118th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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