USC Trojans (9-13) vs. California Golden Bears (9-13)
February 7, 2024 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: California Golden Bears -1.5; Over/Under: +148.5
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The USC Trojans and California Golden Bears face off on Wednesday in a college basketball showdown at Haas Pavilion. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free USC vs California prediction
USC Looks to Build on Last Game
USC in the last game faced off Oregon State and they scored 82 points in the last game. At halftime they were up 38-23 and they never looked back on the way to the victory. There are four different players that put up at least 12 points. USC on the season is averaging 74.5 points while their defense is giving up 73.9 points per game. The defense especially hasn’t been good enough, and they are going to need the defense to be a whole lot better here. Boogie Ellis is averaging 17.3 points while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 43.6 percent from behind the three point line. USC will face Stanford after this one.
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How Does California Build on Last Game?
California needs to start building on wins, and after the win in the last game, they hope they can do that here. In the last game against Arizona State California scored 81 points and they ended up winning by 15 points. Fardaws Aimaq was the top player putting up 20 points, 14 rebounds, and two assists. California on the season is averaging 75.3 points while their defense is giving up 76.5 points per game. The defense is ranked 301st and they are going to need the defense to make more plays here. Jaylon Tyson is averaging 20 points while shooting 47.6 percent from the field.
USC vs California Betting Prediction
I really don’t trust either of these teams, but I don’t have a whole lot of interest in laying points with California, even if they played well in the last game. California’s defense has been a major issue all season and they are giving up 76.5 points per game. USC finally showed some hope in the last game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. California will have no answer, and USC will get the job done.
