USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 2-24-2026

USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 2-24-2026. Place a bet on this game at YouWager.lv..

USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins Prediction – College Basketball Picks 2-24-2026

The USC Trojans took the floor against Oregon and went away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-70 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Trojans ended up finishing with 17 and Oregon accounted for 16 fouls. They also converted 4 of their 16 efforts from 3-point land. Oregon concluded the game shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 27 tries. Additionally, Oregon snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn’t able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oregon doled out 11 assists and had 10 steals during the encounter. With terms to defense, USC let its opponent shoot 45.1% from the floor on 23 out of 51 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for this encounter as well as causing 15 turnovers and generating 11 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Trojans buried 18 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. USC ended up the battle with a 38.3% FG percentage (23 of 60) and knocked down 6 out of their 19 3-pointers.

Chad Baker-Mazara is a person who came through in the matchup. He accounted for 21 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 23 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 54.5% from the field but concluded the game without an assist.

USC enters into this matchup with a mark of 18-9 on the season. They have an average of 80.3 points per outing (91st in D-1) while going 46.2% from the field. The Trojans are shooting 32.3% on 3-point attempts (169 of 523) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, USC is grabbing 36.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 411 assists for the campaign, which ranks 128th in college in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times a contest and as a unit they commit 19.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Trojans are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest and they earn 21.3 personal fouls. They are yielding 30.9% on 3-point tries and they rank 251st in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.6). The Trojans defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (704 of 1,655) and they surrender 33.5 boards per contest as a team. They rank 213th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 382 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the floor, the UCLA Bruins walked away with a victory by a final of 95-94 versus Illinois. In terms to how they rebounded, UCLA enabled Illinois to capture 40 overall (20 on the offensive glass). They hit 31.0% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 31 from the free throw line (80.6%). The Bruins let Illinois to make 28 out of 69 shots from the field which left them shooting 40.6% for this contest. When this game wound up, the Bruins shot 34 for 67 from the field which left them sitting at 50.7%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, UCLA knocked down 11 out of 28 tries (39.3%). They were able to bury 16 of them for a rate of 84.2%. Illinois earned 18 fouls in this game which put the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 5 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Bruins snagged 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in the encounter.

Eric Dailey Jr. was vital for the Bruins in this contest. He converted 8 out of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 29 mins on the floor and had 2 dimes for the contest.

UCLA has a record of 18-9 during the season. The Bruins are accountable for committing 17.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.5 times per game (92nd in college hoops) while they turn it over 9.4 times per game. UCLA has earned 2,102 points for the campaign (77.9 per match) and they pull in 32.3 boards each game. As an offensive squad, the Bruins are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 107th in the nation.

The Bruins on the defensive end are rated 122nd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 71.8. They are pushing their opponents into 12.5 TO’s per game and have allowing teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (137th in Division 1). The UCLA defense surrenders 30.9% on shots from distance (211 of 682) and opponents are hitting down 75.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 14.6 assists and 33.1 rebounds per contest, which is 273rd and 100th in the country.

✅ Our USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins Pick: USC ✅

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