USC Trojans vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN

The USC Trojans (8-8) are on their way to CU Events Center on Saturday where they will take on the Colorado Buffaloes (11-5).

The USC Trojans faced Washington State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-64 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Trojans ended up finishing with 21 and Washington State finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. Washington State ended up going 78.3% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Washington State grabbed 32 rebounds (3 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Washington State distributed 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. With respect to defending, USC allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 24 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 29 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trojans converted 14 of 22 shots for a rate of 63.6%. USC ended having earned a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 of 58) and converted 6 of their 21 shots from downtown.

Boogie Ellis is one guy who was important in this game. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He played for 34 mins and collected 5 boards. He ended up shooting 38.5% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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USC enters this game with a win-loss mark of 8-8 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.9 fouls every game. As a unit, USC is grabbing 35.9 rebounds per game and has 251 assists on the season, which is 54th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Trojans are shooting 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (138 of 379) and 70.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.9 points per contest (107th in D-1) while connecting on 45.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Trojans have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 fouls. They give up 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 275th in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.8). The Trojans are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (421 of 964) and they concede 35.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 344th in D-1 in giving up assists with 250 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes took a loss by a final score of 82-78 when they played California. The Buffaloes corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 for this contest. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. California had 17 fouls for the contest which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a rate of 73.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Colorado knocked down 6 out of their 15 tries (40.0%). In all, the Buffaloes shot 29 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 49.2%. The Buffaloes allowed California to bury 26 out of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for this game. They wrapped up this game 46.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 14 of 30 and ended up going 16 of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). In reference to team rebounding, Colorado permitted California to get 31 in total (12 offensive).

Eddie Lampkin was important for the Buffaloes for the game. He had 22 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this game. He converted 7 of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and tallied 11 rebounds.

Colorado has a win-loss mark of 11-5 on the season. The Buffaloes commit 15.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.2 times per game (26th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. Colorado has accounted for 1,296 pts this year (81.0 per contest) and they pull down 37.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Buffaloes are connecting on 50.5% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in the nation.

The Colorado defense allows 35.0% on 3-point shots (121 of 346) and opponents are converting on 72.6% of their foul shots. They concede 10.7 dimes and 29.3 boards per contest, which is 38th and 7th in the country. The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 195th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 71.9. They have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (189th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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