USC Trojans vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Washington Huskies

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: PAC12

The Washington Huskies (17-14) will take on the USC Trojans (14-17) at T-Mobile Center on Wednesday.

The USC Trojans faced Arizona and walked away with a win by a score of 78-65 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Trojans ended up walking away with 19 and Arizona recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of their 21 shots from long range. Arizona finished 68.8% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 16 tries. Moreover, Arizona totaled 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Arizona recorded 18 assists and had 3 steals for this game. When discussing defense, USC allowed the other team to go 38.7% from the field on 24 of 62 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes in this matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and having 15 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected a total of 27 with 4 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Trojans converted 16 of their 18 tries for a rate of 88.9%. USC walked away from the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (28 of 57) and converted 6 out of their 18 shots from downtown.

Kobe Johnson is someone who was important in this contest. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also totaled 3 boards. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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USC enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 14-17 so far this year. They average 74.7 points per outing (149th in D-1) while going 45.3% from the field. The Trojans are connecting on 35.6% on shots from downtown (237 of 665) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, USC is grabbing 34.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 487 assists on the season, which has them ranked 56th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Trojans are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 fouls. They currently rank 341st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 484 relinquished so far this year. The Trojans defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.0% (803 of 1,867) and they relinquish 36.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 36.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 261st in the country in PPG allowed (74.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Washington Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 74-68 against Washington State. In relation to rebounding, Washington permitted Washington State to get 42 in all (15 offensive). They went 16.7% from three-point range by connecting on 4 out of 24 and finished the game at 8 of 17 at the free throw line (47.1%). The Huskies allowed Washington State to make 28 of 71 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies walked away from this one shooting 28 for 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.9%. When it comes to shots from distance, Washington knocked down 6 of their 16 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.6%. Washington State committed 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Huskies to the free throw line for 17 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Huskies were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game.

Koren Johnson was important for the Huskies in the matchup. He racked up 23 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 dimes in the matchup. He made 6 out of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 17-14 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 56th in D-1. Washington has accounted for 2,505 pts on the campaign (80.8 per game) and they pull down 36.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per contest (69th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense surrenders 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (226 of 676) and their opponents are connecting on 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.1 dimes and 36.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 281st and 268th in those categories on the defensive end. The Huskies defensively are ranked 315th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 77.0. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (206th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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