Arizona Wildcats vs USC Trojans Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs USC Trojans

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

The Arizona Wildcats (23-6) are traveling to Galen Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the USC Trojans (12-17).

The Arizona Wildcats faced off with Oregon and took home the win by a score of 103-83 in their last game. Arizona wrapped up the contest with a 60.9% FG percentage (39 out of 64) and made 14 out of their 25 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 11 of their 19 tries for a rate of 57.9%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 30 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning defense, Arizona allowed the other team to go 52.2% from the field on 35 out of 67 shooting. Oregon recorded 14 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In addition, Oregon snagged 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oregon ended up shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 7 of 9 tries. They converted 6 of their 20 shots from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 13 and Oregon finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Pelle Larsson is someone who was a factor for the contest. He notched 22 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the floor and also earned 6 assists.

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Arizona enters this contest with a win-loss record of 23-6 on the year. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Arizona is grabbing 43.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 556 dimes for the campaign, which is 5th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are hitting 37.7% on shots from downtown (231 of 613) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 90.3 points per outing (2nd in D-1) while shooting 49.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 226th in the nation in opponents PPG (73.3). The Wildcats are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (776 of 1,831) and they surrender 32.1 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 257th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 414 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the USC Trojans went home victorious with a score of 82-75 when they played Washington. Regarding cleaning up the glass, USC permitted Washington to pull down 25 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.6% from three-point range via 13 of 32 and ended up shooting 12 out of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Trojans permitted Washington to knock down 25 of 60 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 41.7% for the contest. When the game finished, the Trojans ended up shooting 31 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.4%. With respect to shooting from distance, USC knocked down 8 out of 17 attempts (47.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. Washington committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Trojans recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this contest.

Isaiah Collier ended up having an impact for the Trojans for the game. He converted 14 out of 20 for the game for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, but wasn't able to grab a board. He totaled 31 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes for the matchup.

USC has a win-loss mark of 12-17 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Trojans are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks 154th in the nation. USC has 2,158 points on the season (74.4 per game) and they snag 34.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (44th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per game. The Trojans are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.1% from the free throw line.

The Trojans on the defensive end are ranked 266th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 74.8. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (144th in college basketball). The USC defense allows 36.8% on shots from distance (253 of 688) and opponents are knocking down 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 15.5 assists and 36.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 344th and 274th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take USC

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