The San Jose State Spartans and the USC Trojans meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Reed Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a USC vs San Jose State Prediction.
San Jose State Recap
The San Jose State Spartans come into this game looking to bounce back from a 64-59 loss at the hands of UC Santa Barbara last time out. After this game, San Jose State will square off against UTEP, UNC Greensboro, and Long Beach State.
Spartans Looking For First D-I Win
Josh Uduje leads the Spartans in scoring and rebounding with 13.8 PPG and 5.2 RPG while Will McClendon has 10.8 PPG with 3.4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for San Jose State so far this season. Donavan Yap has 7.6 PPG with a team-high 2.2 APG to lead the Spartans in assists while Sadraque NgaNga has 7 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Robert Vaihola has 6.8 PPG and 5 RPG. As a team, San Jose State is averaging 68.6 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 26.5% from three, and 79.8% from the foul line this season.
USC Recap
The USC Trojans come into this one looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season after a 71-66 loss to Cal in their last game. After this game, USC will welcome Grambling State to town.
Trojans Looking To Rebound
Desmond Claude leads the Trojans in scoring with 15.5 PPG along with 3.5 RPG and 3.5 APG while Terrance Williams II has 13 PPG with 4 RPG. Josh Cohen and Wesley Yates III each have 11.5 PPG while Saint Thomas has 10.5 PPG with team-highs of 5.5 RPG and 5.3 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for USC, leading the Trojans on the glass and in the assist department this season.
Why the USC Trojans will win
- San Jose State has lost 14 of its last 15 night games.
- USC has won seven of its last eight games against the Mountain West Conference.
USC vs San Jose State Prediction
I’m on USC here. I get the case to be made for the Spartans as this is a hefty number for a USC team that hasn’t done much this season, but it’s still more than what San Jose State has done as the Spartans have not picked up a win against division I opposition this season. The Trojans are the deeper squad here, and I have to think that Musselman will have his guys good to go here. Give me USC.