The Stanford Cardinal and the USC Trojans meet in college basketball action from the Galen Center on Saturday 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 -275. The total for this game is set at 141.5 points.
Injuries
For Stanford, James Keefe is out indefinitely with a hand injury, while USC has Reese Dixon-Waters listed as questionable with a lower body injury and Joshua Morgan is out indefinitely with an ankle injury.
Matchup History
Stanford’s 64-61 win over USC back on January 27th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for Stanford in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Stanford is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 7-3 ATS in their lats 10 games following an ATS win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS win. USC is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing USC here. Stanford’s put up some solid showings as of late, but USC at home has just been on a different level, especially offensively, putting up 77+ in four straight home games. I just don’t feel like Stanford will be able to keep up with USC for a full 40 minutes, and we’re not being asked to lay anything too crazy here. Give me USC laying the points.