Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Exactly How to Watch and wager) Date: Saturday, 3/2/24Tip-Off Time: 1:00 pm PTTV: CBSRadio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJRLocation: Seattle, WashingtonBetting Line: Washington Huskies -7 USC Trojans 2023-24 Data: Document: 11-17 6-14) Information For per Game: 74.1 ppg 134th) Aims Against per Video game: 74.8 ppg 244th) Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 110.1 112th) Adjusted Defensive Effectiveness: 102.7 99th) Stamina of Set Up: 33rdUSC Key Athletes: G- Isaiah Collier, Fr. 6' 5, 210: 16.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.2 apg, 48.0% FG, 30.8% 3pt, 66.9% FTCollier was believed to possibly be the top pick in the upcoming draft when he signed up at USC yet has played his way out of that area. He's obtained size, athleticism, and can pass which implies he's top-3 in the Pac-12 in fouls drawn per 40 minutes, take price, and assist price. However he's balancing over 3 turnovers per video game and shooting barely over 30% from the 3-point line which just isn't effective adequate to warrant exactly how regularly he fires the ball. USC is just 2-4 this year when he ratings 20+ points.G- Boogie Ellis Hailey Van Lith Jersey, Sr. 6' 3, 190: 16.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.2 apg, 42.5% FG, 40.7% 3pt, 71.4% FTEllis plateaued as a player but he did so as an all-conference degree shooter which is absolutely pretty good. He has actually battled from the FT line in Pac-12 play but is still at a career high 41% on 3's while linking Collier for the lead in % of team's shots taken. Husky followers likely keep in mind when he devitalized UW in Seattle last year with 27 points on 19 shots.G- Kobe Johnson, Jr. 6' 6, 200: 10.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 38.8% FG, 29.0% 3pt, 70.6% FTJohnson went into the season with possible Pac-12 DPOY assumptions and hasn't quite lived up to the payment. His shooting percents are down across the board with raised use rate on violation and his take numbers are likewise down a little from in 2014. He has the speed and length to chase Moses Wood around screens all night and provide him problems.F- DJ Rodman, Sr. 6' 6, 225: 7.8 ppg Rebecca Allen Jersey, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, 41.5% FG, 38.2% 3pt, 70.8% FTThe previous Wazzu starter transferred to L.A to be the glue item for the Trojans and it hasn't really functioned out. That's not precisely Rodman's mistake whose advanced statistics are eerily almost the same throughout the board to last period yet his playing time has gone down off on a much more packed roster. He has the size and physicality to compare with Keion Brooks on protection and has fired at the very least 38% from deep in 3 of the last 4 seasons.C- Joshua Morgan, Sr. 6' 11, 225: 5.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.4 bpg, 57.4% FG, 55.8% FTThe Trojans have actually been running out a two-headed center beast of Morgan and student Vince Iwuchukwu. Morgan still begins however has actually been shedding ground in minutes over the last few games. The previous Long Coastline State transfer is second in the nation in block price yet unsurprisingly consequently devotes 6 fouls per 40 minutes which restricts his ability to remain in games. Morgan will jump at every pump fake so UW needs to be patient going to the edge. He truly doesn't such as needing to shoot the round on crime and is a dreadful rebounder for someone with his dimension and OutlookSometimes the Pac-12 routine just winds up cool. Washington just plays preseason meeting favored USC once this year and it gets arranged for the 2nd to last video game of the period. It's exceptionally unusual for the Huskies to be playing a team in the routine period for the very first time once the calendar has actually currently turned to in the preseason it resembled UW's routine set up very favorably missing out on both USC and Arizona as part of the rotation. Arizona, yes. USC, no. The Trojans have actually been just one of the greatest underperformers in the nation going 11-17 thus far with top-15 expectations and Last 4 have been a large component of it. Freshman Isaiah Collier, the top placed recruit in the country, and 5th year all-conference star Boogie Ellis were meant to develop potentially the finest backcourt in the nation. They've been excellent, combining for 32.8 points and 7.4 helps per game yet have not met assumptions still. Each also has actually missed games due to injury. USC is 0-3 in video games that both were out and 1-3 when just one was missing. A 10-11 document when your key items are healthy and balanced still isn't wonderful but it's more agent of that they are right currently. Given that Collier returned from injury the Trojans are just 2-4 however that includes an OT loss at Cal, a 2OT loss in your home vs. Colorado, and a 3-point roadway loss at Washington State. That fourth loss was a 30-point demolishing at Stanford but the factor continues to be that USC has been very affordable in the majority of their games over the past 2 secret for USC is their protection. The Trojans have not won a game in which they gave up 65+ factors considering that January 6th. They've come, close as noted over, however eventually they simply haven't been able to win games unless their defense plays terrific and/or the opponent simply misses out on shots. USC is 7-2 when they hold challengers under 65 points and 5-17 when they do not. The majority of teams have selected to assault USC by knocking down jump shots. Josh Morgan is among the outright ideal shot blockers in the nation. His backup isn't a terrific edge guard but is still 7' 1 and long. USC as a team places 7th in the nation in ordinary elevation. It's not a shock that the Trojans are excellent at avoiding both shots from rising in the paint or from them entering at a high price. They rank simply outside the top-50 nationally in both problem is that opponents have actually torched USC in various other locations. USC enables the other team to fire 36.6% from deep which is 334th in the country. Opponents also make 74% of their nasty shots which is psuedo-random yet recommends they are specifically foul prone against opposing guards. They also simply can't obtain a defensive rebound to conserve their lives and are 326th because regard. So teams obtain a lot of 2nd possibilities and tear down a whole lot of 3's. With any luck UW really did not consume all their excellent capturing on Thursday night versus UCLA since there will be a great deal of attempts on violation the Trojans relocate the ball well and rate top-25 in the portion of their baskets that come off helps. That's somewhat surprising since they have two guards who can produce on their own quickly yet both are reasonably selfless. Or else this is almost the most bland violation you can picture. They rank in between 125th and 225th nationally in nearly every appropriate Collier reaches the charity line a lot however no one else does. Boogie Ellis is a sniper from 3-point array yet practically no person else is. Back-up facility Vincent Iwuchukwu obtains offensive rebounds but nobody else does. There is simply seemingly one gamer to stress regarding in every group so if the Huskies can just concentrate on the little points then they can have success defensively. Simply remain near to Ellis. Simply stress regarding drives from Collier. Just obstruct out Iwuchukwu. This Husky team though has actually been so irregular that they constantly seem to zig when I assume they'll zag. You would certainly assume that the energy of an impressive game on Thursday evening may propel them to a strong coating on elderly day. But it is equally as most likely that they fall back to the mean so hard it brings them the other means and they fire 20% from deep in an 8-point loss. Offered both groups though it appears best to predict a close game. Thankfully for the Huskies, USC is one of the only teams around that have actually been even worse in those scenarios than record this year: 19-10 Straight Up, 11-17-1 Versus the SpreadWashington Huskies- 79, USC Trojans- 77