UT Arlington Mavericks vs USC Trojans Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UT Arlington Mavericks vs USC Trojans

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: BTN

The UT Arlington Mavericks (1-1) are traveling to Galen Center on Wednesday where they will take on the USC Trojans (2-0).

The UT Arlington Mavericks faced Louisiana Tech and took a loss by a score of 92-77 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Mavericks finished with 21 and Louisiana Tech racked up 15 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of their 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Louisiana Tech finished shooting 76.9% from the charity stripe by making 20 of 26 attempts. Additionally, Louisiana Tech snagged 31 boards (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Louisiana Tech distributed 23 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, UT Arlington allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 31 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 20 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 28 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 12 of 17 tries for a percentage of 70.6%. UT Arlington finished the contest with a 41.8% FG percentage (28 out of 67) and converted 9 of 32 3-point attempts.

Troy Hupstead is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He shot 66.7% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played for 30 mins and grabbed 7 boards. He scored 20 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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UT Arlington will play this contest with a win-loss record of 1-1 for the season. They average 83.5 pts per game (122nd in the country) on 44.2% from the field. The Mavericks are connecting on 31.0% on shots from distance (18 of 58) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a team, UT Arlington is grabbing 40.0 boards per game and has accounted for 36 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 149th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.0 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They surrender 38.5% from 3-point land while they are 226th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (73.5). The Mavericks are giving up a FG percentage of 39.1% (52 of 133) and they relinquish 40.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 196th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 28 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the USC Trojans took home the win by a final score of 75-69 against Idaho State. Regarding rebounding, USC allowed Idaho State to grab 34 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from downtown by shooting 4 out of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). The Trojans permitted Idaho State to convert 21 out of their 45 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.7% for the contest. In all, the Trojans went 24 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. With regard to shooting from downtown, USC made 5 of 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 22 of the free throws for a clip of 64.7%. Idaho State committed 26 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 34 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Trojans were able to collect 14 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this contest.

Josh Cohen was important for the Trojans in the matchup. He made 8 of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the matchup.

USC has a record of 2-0 for the year. The Trojans have committed 20.0 personal fouls every game and they go 65.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.5 times per game (32nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 7.5 times per contest. USC has totaled 152 points on the campaign (76.0 per game) and they average 30.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Trojans are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 174th in the nation.

The Trojans on defense are ranked 57th in the nation in points given up per game with 60.0. They are forcing 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 36.4% from the floor (62nd in college hoops). The USC defense allows 21.7% from downtown (10 of 46) and opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.5 assists and 37.0 rebounds per contest, which is 188th and 253rd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UT Arlington

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