Oregon Ducks vs USC Trojans Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs USC Trojans

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: BTN

Galen Center is the site where the USC Trojans (5-3) will attempt to defeat the Oregon Ducks (8-0) on Wednesday.

The Oregon Ducks took the court against Alabama and earned the victory with a final of 83-81 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Ducks ended up with 21 while Alabama recorded 18 personal fouls. They made 12 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. Alabama finished the game at 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, Alabama grabbed 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Alabama earned 21 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Regarding defense, Oregon allowed the other team to go 42.2% from the field on 27 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Ducks buried 20 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Oregon ended having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (29 of 66) and made 5 of their 17 three-point attempts.

Keeshawn Barthelemy is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He accounted for 22 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 63.6% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Oregon comes into this contest with a mark of 8-0 on the season. They are averaging 81.4 points per outing (78th in college basketball) on 46.2% from the floor. The Ducks are hitting 32.8% on shots from downtown (60 of 183) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oregon is snagging 39.8 boards per game and is sitting with 136 assists this season, which has them ranked 57th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Ducks are forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are giving up 29.9% on 3-point shots while they are 130th in D-1 in opponents points per game (68.6). The Ducks defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.8% (198 of 497) and they surrender 34.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 226th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 106 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the USC Trojans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-73 against New Mexico. In regard to cleaning the glass, USC allowed New Mexico to get 42 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 21 and ended up going 16 of 24 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Trojans permitted New Mexico to make 30 of 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.7% in this game. When all was said and done, the Trojans ended up going 27 out of 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. Regarding 3-point attempts, USC buried 7 of their 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. New Mexico committed 14 personal fouls in the game which got the Trojans to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Trojans were able to collect 16 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 for the contest.

Josh Cohen ended up being a factor for the Trojans in this game. He accumulated 14 points in his 17 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 6 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 1 rebound.

USC has a record of 5-3 for the year. As an offense, the Trojans are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 97th in the country. USC has accounted for 587 pts for the year (73.4 per contest) and they collect 29.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.5 times per contest (59th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest. The Trojans have committed 16.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.7% from the free throw line.

The USC defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (61 of 171) and their opposition makes 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 15.1 dimes and 33.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 314th and 127th in those categories on the defensive end. The Trojans on the defensive side of the court are 208th in the nation in points given up per game with 72.1. They are forcing 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (309th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take USC

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