USC Trojans (9-13) vs. California Golden Bears (9-13)
Wednesday has some great college basketball betting action thanks to this great battle in the PAC12 Conference at the Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California, and you can get the best USC vs. California pick and odds here.
This is the second meeting between the teams this season. Southern California defeated the Golden Bears in Los Angeles on January 3, 82-74. The Trojans were 7.5-point favorites with the total set at 151.5. That was the 10th straight victory for USC over Cal. The Golden Bears enter as 2.5-point favorites in this game with the total set at 148.5.
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The USC Trojans (9-13, 10-12-0 ATS) defeated Oregon State on Saturday, 82-54. That snapped the Trojans' six-game losing streak as the team is now 3-8 in the conference. USC is 1-6 on the road (3-4-0 ATS). USC is ranked 93rd according to Bart Torvik and is just one place higher in the KenPom rankings. USC is 89th in points per 100 possessions (111.3) and 99th in points allowed per 100 possessions (102.8).
Southern Cal was leaving no doubts they were going to win this game, holding the Beavers to 39.1% shooting in the first half and 34.6% overall. That enabled USC to jump out to a 15-poi nt halftime lead, hitting 50% of their shots in the first 20 minutes. USC has been a solid three-point shooting team, hitting 35.2% of their attempts, but are 231st in free-throw percentage (70.3%). That was on display in this contest, as the Trojans hit only 17 of 27 free throws (63.0%), and were 5-23 from three-point range (21.7%).
PLAY 1: Vincent Iwuchukwu gets the dunk and-1
PLAY 2: Josh Morgan's block leads to a Boogie triple in transition
PLAY 3: DJ Rodman finishes the left-handed finger roll pic.twitter.com/WtgRM2HE7b
— USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) February 4, 2024
Harrison Hornery led USC with 14 points off 5-7 shooting. His only two misses came on three-point attempts. Boogie Ellis leads the team in scoring (17.3 PPG), but he had just six points in the victory over Oregon State.
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