Once Upon A Time in America Betting Show
The Washington State Cougars (5-9) will host the USC Trojans (11-3) New Year's Day in a Pac-12 matchup. USC is off to a 3-0 start in conference play and Washington State is 0-3.
USC opened the season with a 74-61 loss to Florida Gulf Coast, but have been rolling since. On Friday, the Trojans improved to 3-0 in the Pac-12 with a 80-67 win over Washington, pushing their overall win streak to seven games. The winning streak began with a 66-61 win over California, and 63-62 over Oregon State on November 30 and December 4. The Trojans other non-conference losses this season were against #22 Tennessee 73-66, and Wisconsin 64-59.
Undefeated in the month of December ??
Let's keep it rolling into 2023! pic.twitter.com/uy5NVHrvvg
— USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) December 31, 2022
The Trojans are 63rd in the nation according to KenPom and have faced the 129th rated schedule. They are 51st in adjusted defensive efficiency and 78th in adjusted offensive efficiency. They are third amongst Pac-12 schools, shooting 46.2% from the floor and fifth making 33.5% from three. Boogie Ellis, a 6'3 senior leads the team with 16.4 ppg.