USC Trojans vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Arizona Wildcats (12-4) will compete against the USC Trojans (8-9) at McKale Center on Wednesday.

The USC Trojans took the court against Colorado and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-58 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Trojans walked away with 10 while Colorado finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 17 attempts from 3-point land. Colorado finished shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 13 attempts. In addition, Colorado snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colorado earned 14 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, USC allowed the other team to shoot 44.3% from the floor on 27 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trojans converted 9 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. USC ended the contest having earned a 36.1% field goal percentage (22 out of 61) and made 5 out of their 17 shots from downtown.

Oziyah Sellers is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played 27 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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USC will play this game with a mark of 8-9 for the season. They are averaging 76.8 points per outing (125th in the nation) while going 45.0% from the floor. The Trojans are connecting on 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (143 of 396) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, USC is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 260 dimes this season, which is 76th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Trojans are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They surrender 35.8% from 3-point land and they are 265th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.4). The Trojans defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.7% (448 of 1,025) and they concede 35.4 boards per game as a group. They are 337th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 264 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Arizona Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 73-70 when they faced Washington State. When discussing how they rebounded, Arizona permitted Washington State to collect 35 overall (7 on the offensive side). They shot 30.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 4 out of 13 and ended up going 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). The Wildcats allowed Washington State to bury 26 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4% for this contest. In all, the Wildcats shot 25 for 72 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.7%. In relation to shots from downtown, Arizona buried 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 61.9%. Washington State had 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 21 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Wildcats were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards totaling 42 in this contest.

Caleb Love pitched in for the Wildcats for the contest. He buried 10 out of 25 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He totaled 28 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for the matchup.

Arizona has a record of 12-4 for the campaign. The Wildcats commit 16.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 19.6 times per game (6th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest. Arizona has accounted for 1,459 points so far this year (91.2 per contest) and they pull in 44.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are connecting on 49.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 15th in the nation.

The Arizona defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (131 of 393) and their opponents are making 69.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.1 dimes and 30.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 282nd and 23rd in the country. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 191st in the nation in points per game surrendered with 71.9. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (122nd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take USC

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