USC vs. Washington State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/2/23
Washington State Cougars (10-13) vs. USC Trojans (15-6)
February 2, 2023 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: USC Trojans -6.5 / Washington State Cougars +6.5; Over/Under: +132.5
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The Washington State Cougars and the USC Trojans meet in college basketball action from the Galen Center on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
USC is listed as a 6.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -295. The total for this game is set at 132.5 points.
Injuries
Myles Rice is out for Washington State for the season while USC comes in with a clean injury list.
Matchup History
Washington State’s 81-71 win back on New Year’s Day snapped USC’s long winning streak in this series.
Trends
Washington State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 1-8 ATS in their last 9 Thursday games while the under is 11-2 in their last 13 road games. USC is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing USC here. I like what Washington State’s brought to the table in some of their recent games, but the problem I have here is that the Trojans are coming off of their big win over rival UCLA and I just think that win is going to give USC a major confidence boost coming into this game. The Trojans are the better team by a fair margin and I look for that talent gap to be the difference as USC gets the win and cover here.
