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USC vs Wichita St.

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 PM ET · CW

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GordStats likes USC by 3.8, 63% to win. No book line yet.

USC 63%win chanceWichita St 37%
GordStatsUSC by 3.863% to win · USC 77–Wichita St 73
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Unit vs Unit

  • USC's shot defense (89th) meets Wichita St.'s shooting (255th).

National rank on each side, 1st the best; the longer bar has the edge.

USC Offense vs Wichita St. Defense

USC offWichita St def
Adj. efficiency
48th114.269th99.0
Effective FG%
10th67.2%72nd40.2%
Turnovers
218th18.6%258th14.5%
Offensive rebounding
240th26.9%135th26.7%
Free-throw rate
112th41.4%187th34.8%
3-point %
2nd54.5%85th23.8%

USC: 72.3 possessions a game (85th fastest) · 38% of shots from three

Wichita St. Offense vs USC Defense

Wichita St offUSC def
Adj. efficiency
83rd110.922nd96.0
Effective FG%
255th42.7%89th41.9%
Turnovers
36th4.0%62nd22.6%
Offensive rebounding
244th26.5%154th28.6%
Free-throw rate
228th29.3%85th24.2%
3-point %
192nd29.6%111th26.1%

Wichita St.: 71.0 possessions a game (174th fastest) · 36% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I. Every team: Team Stats.

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USC

  • W95–63vs Milwaukee+13

Wichita St.

  • W79–67vs CSUN−5

The last column is the margin against our line before kickoff: + beat it, − fell short.

What These Numbers Mean
Adj. efficiency
Points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team on a neutral floor: the offense's scored, the defense's allowed.
Effective FG%
Field-goal percentage with a made three counted as 1.5 makes.
Turnovers
Per possession: the offense's committed, the defense's forced.
Offensive rebounding
The share of its own misses the offense gets back, against the share the defense lets its opponents get back.
Free-throw rate
Free throws attempted per field-goal attempt: drawn by the offense, allowed by the defense.