Chattanooga Mocs vs USC Trojans Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs USC Trojans

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: BTN

The USC Trojans (15-18 last season) will try to beat the Chattanooga Mocs (21-12 last year) at Galen Center on Monday.

The Chattanooga Mocs faced off with East Tennessee State and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-84 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Mocs walked away with 23 and East Tennessee State finished the game with 26 fouls. They also made 12 of 37 tries from long range. East Tennessee State shot 63.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 33 shots. Moreover, East Tennessee State pulled down 45 boards (19 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. East Tennessee State totaled 10 assists and had 13 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, Chattanooga allowed the other team to go 32.9% from the floor on 26 out of 79 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 38 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Mocs converted 30 of 40 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Chattanooga wrapped up the game with a 45.3% FG percentage (24 out of 53) and buried 6 out of their 17 three-point shots.

Jan Zidek is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He racked up 26 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played 31 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. He shot 58.3% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Chattanooga steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 21-12 last year. They averaged 78.2 points per contest (61st in Division 1) while hitting 46.6% from the floor. The Mocs connected on 35.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (349 of 971) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, Chattanooga collected 36.5 boards per contest and sat with 447 dimes last season, which ranked 146th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 11.9 times per game and as a squad committed 15.9 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Mocs were able to force 10.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 fouls. They were 131st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 409 relinquished last year. The Mocs gave up a shooting percentage of 41.7% (851 of 2,039) and they conceded 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They gave up 34.0% on 3-point shots while they were 165th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (71.6).

The last time they took the court, the USC Trojans took a defeat with a final score of 70-49 when they faced Arizona. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, USC allowed Arizona to snag 38 overall (11 on the offensive side). They shot 36.8% from distance by going 7 of 19 and ended up shooting 11 out of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Trojans allowed Arizona to bury 26 of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 45.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Trojans finished shooting 20 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.7%. With regard to 3-point attempts, USC made 6 out of their 22 attempts (27.3%). They were able to convert 3 of the free throws for a rate of 50.0%. Arizona earned 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 6 attempts. They coughed it up 17 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Trojans recorded 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the matchup.

Kobe Johnson pitched in for the Trojans in the game. He buried 6 of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and earned 8 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest.

USC had a win-loss mark of 15-18 last season. The Trojans were responsible for committing 17.0 personal fouls every game and they went 69.3% from the charity stripe. They got an assist 15.6 times per contest (43rd in the country) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest. USC tallied 2,446 points last year (74.1 per contest) and they pulled in 34.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Trojans shot 45.1% from the floor, which ranked 146th in college basketball.

The Trojans on the defensive side of the court were 254th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 74.3. They forced their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 43.2% from the floor (146th in college basketball). The USC defense allowed 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (280 of 768) and opponents made 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 15.4 dimes and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 342nd and 256th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chattanooga

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