Washington State Cougars vs USC Trojans Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs USC Trojans

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FS1

The USC Trojans (8-7) are hosting the Washington State Cougars (10-5) at Galen Center on Wednesday.

The Washington State Cougars faced off with Oregon and took a loss by a final of 89-84 in their last game. Washington State finished with a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 52) and buried 9 of 18 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Cougars knocked down 19 of 27 tries for a percentage of 70.4%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 12 assists in this game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to defending, Washington State allowed the other team to shoot 58.2% from the floor on 32 of 55 shooting. Oregon earned 18 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Additionally, Oregon pulled down 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oregon finished the contest at 78.6% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 14 shots. They also converted 14 of their 24 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 13 while Oregon recorded 18 fouls.

Myles Rice is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and earned 7 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes but finished the game without a rebound. He accumulated 22 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Washington State will enter this game with a mark of 10-5 this year. They cough up possession 10.9 times per game and as a group are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington State is pulling in 38.3 rebounds per game and has 195 dimes so far this season, which ranks 220th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are hitting 33.8% on 3-pointers (96 of 284) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.0 points per game (182nd in college hoops) while hitting 47.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Cougars have forced 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.1% on three-point shots and they are 67th in the nation in points per game allowed (65.9). The Cougars are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.0% (336 of 839) and they concede 31.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 19th in the country in giving up assists with 147 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the USC Trojans went home victorious with a score of 93-79 against Stanford. The Trojans were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 13 steals for the contest. Stanford was called for 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Trojans to the free throw line for 24 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 62.5%. In regard to shooting from distance, USC converted 14 of 25 tries (56.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Trojans walked away from this one shooting 32 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Trojans permitted Stanford to convert 29 of 55 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 52.7% in the matchup. They finished 59.1% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 22 and ended up going 8 of 10 at the charity stripe (80.0%). When talking about how they rebounded, USC allowed Stanford to snag 30 in total (4 offensive).

Isaiah Collier ended up having an impact for the Trojans in the matchup. He scored 26 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 4 assists in this matchup. He made 9 of 15 in the matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

USC has a mark of 8-7 on the year. As an offensive team, the Trojans are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 116th in college hoops. USC has tallied 1,183 points for the year (78.9 per contest) and they pull in 36.1 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.9 times per contest (58th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.5 times per game. The Trojans have committed 16.6 fouls per contest and they hit 71.3% from the charity stripe.

The USC defense allows 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (130 of 358) and their opposition makes 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 15.8 dimes and 35.1 boards per game, which ranks them 343rd and 189th in those defensive categories. The Trojans are ranked 279th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 75.0. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the field (214th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington State

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