Pick on the spread for USC-UCLA on January 5

The battle for the city of Los Angeles plays out on Thursday as the USC Trojans make the drive to Pauley Pavilion to play the UCLA Bruins.

USC Trojans vs. UCLA Bruins (-12.5, 140.5)

The Trojans had a bumpy start to the season with not having the services of freshman big man Vince Iwuchukwu, but appear to have found an identity with wins in seven of their last eight games.

Down low is where USC has had success this season, ranking 13th in the country in percentage of opponents shots that are blocked with Joshua Morgan fifth among the qualifying Division I players with 2.8 blocks per game.

  
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