Colorado Buffaloes (16-9) vs. USC Trojans (10-15)
February 17, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: USC Trojans +2.5; Over/Under: +148.5
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The Colorado Buffaloes need a win after losing 4 of their last 5 games. The USC Trojans need a win after losing 8 of their last 10 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Colorado Buffaloes vs USC Trojans prediction.
Colorado Buffaloes Betting Preview
The Colorado Buffaloes are coming off losses to Arizona and UCLA. The Colorado Buffaloes are averaging 79.8 points on 49.3 percent shooting and allowing 72 points on 43.8 percent shooting. KJ Simpson is averaging 18.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Tristan da Silva is averaging 15.5 points and 2.3 assists. Cody Williams is the third double-digit scorer and J’Vonne Hadley is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Colorado Buffaloes are shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc and 79 percent from the free throw line. The Colorado Buffaloes are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game.
USC Trojans Betting Preview
The USC Trojans recently lost to Cal and Stanford, while beating Utah. The USC Trojans are averaging 74.1 points on 44.5 percent shooting and allowing 74.9 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Boogie Ellis is averaging 16.1 points and 3.2 assists, while Isaiah Collier is averaging 15.7 points and 4.1 assists. Kobe Johnson is the third double-digit scorer and DJ Rodman is grabbing 5 rebounds. The USC Trojans are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent from the free throw line. The USC Trojans are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.
Colorado Buffaloes vs USC Trojans prediction
Right when it looked like the Colorado Buffaloes were the team to beat in the PAC-12, the offense takes a nosedive, and they’ve lost 4 of their last 5 games. With that said, let’s not get carried away. The USC Trojans are still a below average team in the conference that doesn’t play much defense and lost by 10 points to Colorado a month ago. USC has some showing and proving to do before I can get behind it against still good teams. I trust the Buffs to figure it out. I’ll lay the bucket with the road team.
