Washington Huskies vs USC Trojans Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs USC Trojans

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: fuboTV

Galen Center is the site where the USC Trojans (15-6) will meet the Washington Huskies (13-10) on Saturday.

The Washington Huskies took the court against Arizona and went home with a loss by a final score of 95-72 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Huskies ended up with 19 and Arizona racked up 15 fouls. They converted 11 of 26 attempts from downtown. Arizona finished the contest at 84.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 19 tries. Additionally, Arizona had 36 boards (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arizona dished out 25 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Washington allowed 52.3% from the field on 34 of 65 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Huskies knocked down 10 of 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. Washington finished with a 43.5% FG percentage (27 of 62) and converted 8 of their 27 three-point shots.

Keion Brooks is a guy who played a role in the game. He ended up scoring 25 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He played 36 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. He finished 47.4% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Washington enters this matchup with a mark of 13-10 on the year. They cough up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.4 fouls per game. As a team, Washington is pulling in 34.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 266 assists on the season, which has them ranked 284th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are shooting 32.0% on shots from distance (156 of 487) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They average 69.9 pts per contest (218th in college hoops) on 43.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are ranked 349th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 360 surrendered for the season. The Huskies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (601 of 1,443) and they concede 37.6 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 30.0% from beyond the arc and they are 214th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (70.5).

The last time they took the court, the USC Trojans took home the win by a final score of 77-64 against UCLA. The Trojans recorded 19 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 24 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. UCLA was called for 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Trojans to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 94.4%. Regarding three-point shots, USC converted 10 of 22 tries (45.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Trojans finished the game shooting 25 for 51 from the floor which had them at 49.0%. The Trojans permitted UCLA to bury 20 of 56 attempts from the field which left them shooting 35.7% in the game. They finished 44.4% from downtown by connecting on 8 out of 18 and ended up shooting 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to rebounding, USC permitted UCLA to pull down 31 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Boogie Ellis was important for the Trojans in the matchup. He had 31 points in his 37 mins of playing time and tallied 6 assists for the matchup. He made 9 out of 17 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

USC has a win-loss mark of 15-6 this year. The Trojans commit 17.0 personal fouls every game and they go 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per game (131st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. USC has earned 1,502 pts for the year (71.5 per game) and they snag 35.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Trojans are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 122nd in the country.

The Trojans defensively are ranked 86th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 66.2. They are forcing 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.4% from the floor (7th in college basketball). The USC defense surrenders 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (161 of 478) and their opponents are converting on 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.1 assists and 36.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 215th and 294th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC

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