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St. Mary’s (6-0) vs. USC (5-1)



Match info: Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. (Acrisure Arena)

Betting Odds: St. Mary’s -4.5 / USC +4.5 — Over/Under: 142 Click here for the latest odds

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The USC Trojans and Saint Mary’s Gaels meet in college basketball action on Thursday at Acrisure Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and identify the best bets for this game. Here is a prediction between USC and Saint Mary.

USC Summary

The USC Trojans come into this game looking to build on their 80-69 win over Grambling last game to move to 5-1 on the year.

Trojans win consecutive games

Desmond Claude has 12.8 PPG along with 3.5 RPG and 3.7 APG while Terrance Williams II has 13.3 PPG with 4.5 RPG. Josh Cohen has 12 PPG while Chibuzo Agbo also added 11.7 PPG and 3.7 RPG this year. Wesley Yates III has 10.5 PPG, completing the group of double-digit scorers for USC to this point of the year. Saint Thomas also has 9.2 PPG with team-highs of 5.7 RPG and 5.5 APG and leads the Trojans in rebounding and assists to this point in the season. As a team, USC is averaging 79.7 PPG on 50% field shooting, 33.1% three-point shooting and 72.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the USC Trojans will win

  • USC has won nine of its last 10 games against opponents not ranked in the AP.
  • Saint Mary’s has lost three of its last four night games against non-AP ranked opponents at a neutral site.

Summary of Saint Mary

The Saint Mary’s Gaels come into this game hoping to improve on their 6-0 start after an 80-66 win over Cal Poly last game. Saint Mary’s then faces UTSA, Utah, Boise State, Merrimack and Utah State.

Gaels want to stay undefeated

Augustas Marciulionis leads the Gaels in scoring and assists with 14.7 PPG and 6.2 RPG, while Paulius Murauskas leads the Gaels on the glass with 14.3 PPG and 10.3 RPG and is averaging a double-double this season achieved per game. Mikey Lewis has 13 PPG and Luke Barrett has 12.3 PPG with 7.5 RPG, capping the group of double-digit scorers for Saint Mary’s to this point of the year. As a team, Saint Mary’s is averaging 80.7 PPG on 47.7% field shooting, 31.8% three-point shooting and 66.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Saint Mary’s Gaels will win

  • Saint Mary’s has won 23 of its last 24 games against opponents not ranked in the AP rankings.
  • USC has lost three of its last four games at neutral sites.

USC vs Saint Mary’s Prediction

I’m here at Saint Mary’s. I just think the Gaels have been better so far, especially defensively, against the stronger squad. USC hasn’t really done much against anyone yet, and while a 5-1 start is good, I think the Trojans will have a wake-up call against the Saint Mary’s defense. Give me the Gaels.

The selections in this article are the opinion of the author and not a consensus of the PickDawgz site.

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