Saturday's game at Pauley Pavilion has the UCLA Bruins (14-12, 9-6 Pac-12) squaring off against the USC Trojans (10-16, 4-11 Pac-12) at 10:00 PM ET ET (on February 24). Our computer prediction projects a close 72-69 win for UCLA, so it should be a tight matchup. According to our computer prediction, USC is projected to cover the spread (4.5) versus UCLA. The two sides are projected to exceed the 130.5 over/under.
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UCLA vs. USC Odds
Favorite | Spread | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
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UCLA | -4.5 | 130.5 | -115 | -105 | -205 | +168 |
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UCLA vs. USC Prediction
- Prediction: UCLA 72, USC 69
UCLA Betting Info
- Against the spread, in conference games, the Bruins are 10-5-0 this year.
- The Bruins have played 15 Pac-12 games this season, and seven of them have gone over the total.
- The Bruins have won four of the nine games they've played as moneyline favorites this season.
- UCLA has a record of 4-4 when it's favored by -205 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- In 13 of 24 games this season, the Bruins and their opponents have scored more than 130.5 points.
- The average point total in UCLA's contests this year is 130.3, 0.2 fewer points than this game's over/under.
UCLA's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Sebastian Mack | 26 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Adem Bona | 26 | 12.1 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
Dylan Andrews | 25 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Lazar Stefanovic | 26 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Berke Buyuktuncel | 19 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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USC Betting Info
- The Trojans are 6-9-0 against the spread in Pac-12 games this year.
- The Trojans have seen nine of their 15 Pac-12 games hit the over.
- The Trojans have been posted as the underdog 10 times this season but have yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
- USC has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +168 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The Trojans have played 23 games this season that have gone over 130.5 combined points scored.
- USC's matchups this season have a 150.2-point average over/under, 19.7 more points than this game's total.
USC's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Boogie Ellis | 22 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
Isaiah Collier | 20 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Kobe Johnson | 24 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
DJ Rodman | 25 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Oziyah Sellers | 25 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
UCLA vs. USC Scoring Insights
- The Bruins put up 9.3 fewer points than the Trojans give up (75.5).
- USC is 5-1 versus the spread and 5-1 overall when allowing fewer than 66.2 points.
- The Trojans post 10.6 more points per game (74.7) than the Bruins give up (64.1).
- USC has a 10-12 ATS record and 10-12 overall record when putting up over 64.1 points.
- UCLA has an ATS mark of 12-9 (and is 14-9 overall) when conceding less than 74.7 points.
- The Bruins have totaled 55 more points than their opponents this season (2.1 per game), while the Trojans have been outscored by 22 (0.8 per game).
UCLA vs. USC Rankings
UCLA Rank | UCLA AVG | USC AVG | USC Rank | |
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333rd | 66.2 | Points Scored | 74.7 | 155th |
17th | 64.1 | Points Allowed | 75.5 | 285th |
222nd | 34.8 | Rebounds | 35.2 | 197th |
123rd | 9.3 | Off. Rebounds | 9.0 | 152nd |
344th | 5.2 | 3pt Made | 7.7 | 152nd |
316th | 11.2 | Assists | 16.1 | 34th |
85th | 10.3 | Turnovers | 12.1 | 254th |
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