UCLA vs USC Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 26 (Bruins Return to Winning Ways in Low-Scoring Showdown)

UCLA vs USC Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 8 UCLA (17-3, 8-1 Pac-12) vs. USC (14-6, 6-3 Pac-12)
• < strong>Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• Venue: Galen Center — Los Angeles, California

The No. 8 UCLA Bruins will take on the rival USC Trojans in a Pac-12 showdown scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 26.

UCLA hopes to bounce back from a 58-52 loss to ranked Arizona over the weekend, which ended the Bruins' winning streak at 14 games. Meanwhile, USC won for the third time in its last four outings with a 77-69 win over Arizona State, led by a team-high 19 points and eight rebounds from Drew Peterson.

Can UCLA start another streak w ith a victory tonight? Or will USC hand the Bruins back-to-back losses for the second time this season?

UCLA vs USC Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: UCLA: (-205) | USC: (+168)
• Spread: UCLA: -4.5 (-114) | USC: +4.5 (-106)
• Total: 131.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

UCLA enters this contest as the clear road favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 9 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 131.5 points with both sides set at -110.

UCLA vs USC Betting Trends

• UCLA has beaten the spread 12 times in 20 games.
• As 5.5-point favorites or more, the Bruins are 9-5 against the spread.
• There have been nine UCLA's games (out of 20) that went over the total this year.
• USC is 11-9-0 against the spread this year.
• The Trojans have won twice ATS (2-1) as a 5.5-point underdog or greater this season.
• USC has played 20 games this season, and nine of them have hit the over.

  
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