Grambling Tigers vs USC Trojans Prediction, 11/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs USC Trojans

Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: BTN+

The Grambling Tigers (1-3) are headed to Galen Center on Sunday where they will take on the USC Trojans (4-1).

The Grambling Tigers faced New Mexico and took a loss by a score of 80-58 in their last game. Grambling finished the game with a 35.5% field goal percentage (22 of 62) and made 7 of their 19 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers converted 7 of 15 attempts for a rate of 46.7%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 17 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to defense, Grambling allowed 46.7% from the field on 28 out of 60 shooting. New Mexico recorded 23 assists and had 14 steals for the contest. Additionally, New Mexico snagged 42 rebounds (8 offensive, 34 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. New Mexico walked away from this one shooting 65.4% at the free throw line by converting 17 of 26 shots. They also buried 7 of 18 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Tigers walked away with 24 and New Mexico accumulated 14 fouls.

P.J. Eason is one player who was important for this contest. He ended up shooting 62.5% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He played for 31 minutes and pulled down 10 boards. He ended up walking away with 11 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Grambling will play this contest with a mark of 1-3 so far this season. They average 69.0 points per game (305th in college basketball) while shooting 44.2% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 40.0% on shots from distance (30 of 75) and 62.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Grambling is pulling down 38.0 boards per game and has accounted for 44 assists for the season, which has them ranked 345th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 19.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Tigers have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 151st in D-1 in giving up assists with 56 surrendered on the year. The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.1% (96 of 252) and they relinquish 39.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 27.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 140th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.5).

In their last game, the USC Trojans got the victory with a final of 82-68 when they faced San Jose State. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, USC allowed San Jose State to pull down 26 overall (10 on the offensive side). They finished 47.8% from 3-point land by shooting 11 of 23 and finished the contest at 5 out of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Trojans allowed San Jose State to convert 26 of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.9% in this contest. When the game finished, the Trojans went 32 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1%. With regard to 3-point attempts, USC converted 10 out of their 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.9%. San Jose State had 10 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Trojans to the charity stripe for 9 tries. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Trojans were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game.

Chibuzo Agbo was important for the Trojans in this contest. He converted 7 out of 11 in this contest giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 7 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in the game.

USC has a record of 4-1 on the year. The Trojans commit 17.6 fouls every game and they shoot 73.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 19.2 times per game (29th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.2 times per contest. USC has scored 398 points so far this season (79.6 per contest) and they pull in 29.8 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Trojans are connecting on 50.0% from the floor, which is ranked 47th in the nation.

The USC defense allows 38.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (44 of 114) and opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their free throw shots. They surrender 15.4 assists and 31.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 305th and 68th in college basketball. The Trojans on the defensive end are ranked 192nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 70.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (250th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Grambling

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