Oregon Ducks vs USC Trojans Prediction, 2/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs USC Trojans

Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

Galen Center is the location where the USC Trojans (8-12) will play the Oregon Ducks (14-6) on Thursday.

The Oregon Ducks faced Arizona and took a loss by a final of 87-78 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Ducks ended up walking away with 18 and Arizona accounted for 21 fouls. They also buried 10 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point range. Arizona finished shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Arizona snagged 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arizona doled out 15 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. With respect to defending, Oregon let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Ducks made 19 of their 24 tries for a rate of 79.2%. Oregon walked away from the contest with a 44.8% FG percentage (26 out of 58) and knocked down 7 of their 18 shots from downtown.

Jermaine Couisnard is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up shooting 31.6% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 34 minutes played and totaled 4 boards. He racked up 20 points on 6 of 19 shooting.

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Oregon steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 14-6 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls per game. As a team, Oregon is collecting 34.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 284 dimes this year, which is 159th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Ducks are shooting 37.6% on shots from downtown (166 of 441) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.3 points per contest (79th in the nation) while connecting on 47.1% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Ducks have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 35.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 226th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (72.9). The Ducks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.4% (517 of 1,140) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 107th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 244 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the USC Trojans took a loss by a final score of 65-50 when they played UCLA. Regarding cleaning up the glass, USC permitted UCLA to get 36 in total (11 offensive). They finished shooting 43.8% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 16 and finished the game at 18 of 24 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Trojans permitted UCLA to convert 20 of 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 35.7% in this contest. Overall, the Trojans finished the game shooting 17 for 48 from the field which had them sitting at 35.4%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, USC knocked down 6 out of their 13 tries (46.2%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 62.5%. UCLA was called for 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Trojans were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 25 for the matchup.

Oziyah Sellers ended up being a factor for the Trojans for this game. He buried 3 of 3 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 100.0%, but didn't pull down a rebound. He tallied 10 points in his 20 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for the matchup.

USC has a win-loss record of 8-12 so far this season. The Trojans are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls every game and they go 70.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.3 times per game (73rd in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. USC has totaled 1,489 pts on the campaign (74.5 per game) and they pull in 36.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Trojans are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 198th in the country.

The USC defense allows 35.9% from downtown (166 of 462) and their opponents are converting on 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 15.5 dimes and 36.3 boards every game, which is ranked 342nd and 258th in those defensive categories. The Trojans on defense are ranked 259th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 74.7. They have forced 13.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (170th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon

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