The Long Beach State Beach (4-5) and USC Trojans (7-3) meet Wednesday in Los Angeles. The opening tip at the Galen Center will be at 11 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Long Beach State vs. USC odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Long Beach State is 1-3 straight-up (SU) and 1-3 against the spread (ATS) in its last 4 games. The Beach dropped a 76-64 game as a -2 favorite Saturday at Sacramento State. Wednesday’s contest — though just 25 miles up the road — marks LBSU’s 6th in a row away from home.
The Trojans are also 1-3 ATS in their last 4 games, but they have gone 3-1 SU across that span. USC last played a week ago, defeating Cal State-Fullerton 64-50 (as a -14.5 favorite) Dec. 14. Southern Cal allowed a mere 32.8% mark from the field in that game. For the season, the Trojans own an elite mark in effective field-goal rate allowed (43.0%, 15th NCAA-I).
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