Arizona Wildcats (24-6) vs. USC Trojans (13-17)
March 9, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: USC Trojans +8.5; Over/Under: +159
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The Arizona Wildcats and USC Trojans face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at the Galen Center. USC is coming off a big win while Arizona has been dominating games.
USC Coming off a Big Win
USC faced off against Arizona State Sun Devils and they were able to secure the 81-73 victory. At halftime it was tied 32-32 but in the second half they scored 49 points on the way to the victory. Boogie Ellis had a strong game putting up 28 points, three assists, and two rebounds. Arizona is averaging 90.3 points while their defense is giving up 73 points per game. The offense is ranked 2nd in the league, Ellis is averaging 17 points while shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 42.5 percent from behind the three point line.
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Arizona Continues to Dominate Games
Arizona is continuing to dominate games and on Thursday they were able to secure the 88-65 victory. Arizona was up 44-27 at halftime and they never looked back on the way to the victory. Arizona is averaging 90.3 points while their defense is giving up 73 points per game. The offense is ranked 2nd in the league while the defense is ranked 214th. Caleb Love is having a strong season averaging 19.3 points while shooting 43.7 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from behind the three point line.
USC vs Arizona Betting Prediction
USC is coming off a big win, but they have lost a lot more games than they have won this season. Arizona is averaging 90.3 points and they are going to have no issue running up the score against this USC team. Look for Arizona to score at least 85 points and that is going to be the difference here as USC is going to get the job done. Love is going to have another hug game here. Back USC against the spread here.
