St. Mary's Gaels vs USC Trojans Prediction, 11/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs USC Trojans

Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024

Location: Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, CA

TV: truTV

The St. Mary's Gaels (6-0) are on their way to Acrisure Arena on Thursday where they will play the USC Trojans (5-1).

The St. Mary's Gaels played Cal Poly and notched a win by a score of 80-66 in their last game. St. Mary's wrapped up the contest with a 46.4% field goal percentage (32 out of 69) and knocked down 8 of 27 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Gaels buried 8 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 44 with 20 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 18 assists in the game while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to the defense, St. Mary's allowed 39.7% from the floor on 23 of 58 shooting. Cal Poly distributed 10 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Moreover, Cal Poly collected 27 boards (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Cal Poly went 92.3% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 13 tries. They converted 8 out of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Gaels left the arena with 10 and Cal Poly racked up 13 personal fouls.

Luke Barrett is one guy who came through for this game. He finished the game at 53.3% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He played for 39 mins played and grabbed 10 rebounds. He racked up 19 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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St. Mary's will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-0 for the campaign. They turn it over 11.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, St. Mary's is collecting 43.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 104 assists this season, which has them ranked 97th in the country in terms of passing. The Gaels are hitting 31.8% on three-point attempts (42 of 132) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.7 pts per game (109th in the country) while connecting on 47.7% from the field.

On defense, the Gaels are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.2% from 3-point land and they are 63rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.8). The Gaels defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.9% (139 of 348) and they surrender 28.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 175th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 81 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the USC Trojans walked away with a victory by a final of 80-69 when they played Grambling. The Trojans earned 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 in the game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. Grambling earned 24 fouls in the game which took the Trojans to the free throw line for 33 shots. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.7%. When talking about shooting from distance, USC made 7 of 21 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Trojans walked away from this one shooting 25 for 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Trojans allowed Grambling to convert 25 out of their 55 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.5% in the game. They wrapped up this game 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 of 22 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). In the matter of rebounding, USC allowed Grambling to snag 28 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Chibuzo Agbo was important for the Trojans in this matchup. He converted 6 of 12 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

USC has a win-loss mark of 5-1 so far this year. The Trojans are committing 16.8 fouls per contest and they go 72.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 18.8 times per contest (26th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per game. USC has scored 478 points this season (79.7 per game) and they collect 30.2 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Trojans are shooting 50.0% from the field, which is 38th in Division 1.

The Trojans on the defensive side of the court are 179th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 70.5. They are forcing 13.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the floor (257th in college hoops). The USC defense allows 37.5% on shots from 3-point land (51 of 136) and their opponents are connecting on 79.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 15.2 dimes and 31.5 boards per game, which ranks 309th and 67th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take USC

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