The USC Trojans (13-5, 5-2 Pac-12) and No. 11 Arizona Wildcats (15-3, 4-3) meet Thursday at McKale Center in Tucson. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the USC vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Trojans head to Tucson with a pair of home wins over Colorado (68-61, last Thursday) and Utah (71-56, Saturday). However, USC lost its most recent road showing at UCLA on Jan. 5, and it also fell at Washington State prior to that on New Year’s Day. The good news is that USC is 6-1 against the spread (ATS) across the past 7 games overall.
The Wildcats are looking to rebound back from an 87-68 loss at Oregon, and they head into this home matchup looking to snap an 0-4 ATS slide. Arizona has scored 70 or fewer points in 4 of the past 5 games, and the Under is 3-2 during the span.