USC vs Cal State Fullerton Betting Preview
Sportsmemo college basketball analyst Kyle Kargel gives his USC vs Cal State Fullerton predictions tipping off at 11pm ET from the Galen Center. Cal State Fullerton comes off a 69-62 loss to Seattle U while USC has won two straight Pac 12 games.
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USC vs Cal State Fullerton Betting Odds
Wednesday, December 7 | College Basketball Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | USC Trojans -14.5 vs Cal State Fullerton Titans |
Total: | 133.5 Points |
Game Time: | 11:00pm ET / 8:00pm PT |
Arena: | Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA (Odds Above by DraftKings) |
TV: | Pac 12 Network |
USC vs Cal State Fullerton Analysis
While USC has already kicked off conference play with two wins, Cal State Fullerton continues their streak of non-conference games sitting at 4-4 overall. The Trojans though struggled against a weak Oregon State team only winning 63-62 in a game they were favored by 13.5.
They were actually down a majority of the game until a late surge with three minutes left, propelling them over the Beavers. The Titans are 4-2-1 against the spread but have lost three straight including two outright losses in games they were favorites in.
Can the Titans bounce back to at least cover as 14-point underdogs against an underperforming USC team? Let’s find out!
Titans Juggle Starting Line Up Around
Besides the two double overtime games the Titans have been involved in, the highest amount of points they’ve scored in a game this season is 74 in a win against Pepperdine on Nov 11.
They’re adjusted tempo is 330th nationally and 334th in average possession length meaning they hold the ball for a large duration of the shot clock on offense.
They roster four players who average double digit scoring including Max Jones who is efficient from behind the 3pt line going 11-20 and making at least one in every game so far.
Their bench doesn’t play much of a role but it looks like they’re looking to shake things up as second leading scorer Latrell Wrightsell Jr. came off the bench in their loss against Seattle U putting up 15 points on 6-12 shooting.
Cal State Fullerton gets tons up opportunities at the free throw line but only rank 324th in free throw shooting percentage. Those four players who score in double digits only average a combined 64% from the free throw line to put it in perspective.
Trojans Winning Battle Down Low
USC will look to take advantage of their size to get past the Titans. Even if the Cal State Fullerton tries to go inside the Trojans won’t be scared to get aggressive considering how bad the Titans free throw shooting is as well as USC ranking 7th in block percentage nationally on defense.
They also rank 5th in 2pt field goal percentage allowed as well. That defensive charge is led by junior 6’11 forward Joshua Morgan averaging 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game. His blocks per game is 3rd nationally of any player.
Drew Peterson is the Swiss Army Knife of this offense averaging 14.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game while shooting 46% from the field. USC ranks 89th in adjusted offensive efficiency and 51st in adjusted defensive efficiency.
Where the Trojans must improve is their 3pt shooting. They only average 32% from beyond the arch and only 24% of their total points per game come from 3pt range which is 320th nationally.
USC vs Cal State Fullerton Prediction
Although the Trojans won their last game, they’ll want to put up a much better showing tonight against Cal State Fullerton.
USC will contain the Titans down low but the Trojans offense will have to do enough to pick up the slack on the offensive end to cover or go up and over the 133.5 total. Take the under in a game with the score in the realm of 70-58.
Prediction: Under 133.5 Points Scored
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