USC Trojans vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: CBS

The USC Trojans (11-16) are headed to Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Huskies (15-13).

The USC Trojans faced UCLA and notched a win by a score of 62-56 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Trojans left the arena with 18 and UCLA totaled 19 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 19 tries from distance. UCLA finished shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 18 tries. Furthermore, UCLA pulled down 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UCLA totaled 9 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, USC allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the field on 18 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for this game while forcing 14 turnovers and having 12 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 23 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Trojans made 10 of 20 shots for a rate of 50.0%. USC ended the contest with a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 of 50) and knocked down 8 out of their 18 shots from downtown.

Boogie Ellis is one player who had an impact in this game. He accumulated 24 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He played for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 5 boards. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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USC heads into this game with a mark of 11-16 on the campaign. They average 74.2 pts per contest (165th in Division 1) while hitting 44.6% from the field. The Trojans are connecting on 35.1% from downtown (209 of 596) and 68.0% from the free throw line. As a team, USC is pulling in 34.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 430 assists this season, which has them ranked 70th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Trojans are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 fouls. They surrender 36.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 268th in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.8). The Trojans defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (704 of 1,645) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 316th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 418 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Washington Huskies took a loss by a final score of 91-75 when they faced Arizona. The Huskies collected 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 for the contest. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Arizona committed 13 fouls for the game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a clip of 61.5%. With regard to three-point shots, Washington buried 9 of their 30 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies ended up going 29 for 76 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.2%. The Huskies allowed Arizona to convert 33 of 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1% in this matchup. They shot 42.9% from distance by going 9 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). When discussing rebounding, Washington permitted Arizona to snag 51 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Koren Johnson pitched in for the Huskies for the matchup. He made 7 out of 17 for the game for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and added 5 dimes for the matchup.

Washington has a win-loss record of 15-13 this year. As an offense, the Huskies are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 59th in college basketball. Washington has accounted for 2,262 points for the year (80.8 per game) and they pull in 36.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per game (77th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. The Huskies have committed 18.6 fouls per game and they hit 71.6% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense gives up 33.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (207 of 613) and their opposition knocks down 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 14.0 assists and 36.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 282nd and 272nd in those defensive categories. The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 316th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 77.2. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (203rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take USC

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