USC vs Washington Prediction 3/5/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Washington (13-16) vs. USC (14-15)
March 5, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: USC -7.5; Over/Under: 150.5
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The Washington Huskies and the USC Trojans meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Galen Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Washington vs. USC prediction.
Matchup History
The USC Trojans won the first meeting earlier this season by a final score of 85-61 back on December 7th, 2024 in Washington. The win gave USC a double-digit win streak over the Huskies with 7 ATS covers over the ten game stretch.
Washington Recap
The Washington Huskies come into this game looking to bounce back from a 78-62 loss at the hands of Indiana last time out to sit at 13-16 on the year. After this game, Washington will head home for a matchup against Oregon to finish off the regular season.
Huskies Lose Four In A Row
Great Osobor leads the Huskies across the board with team-highs of 14.5 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 3.3 APG and 1.9 SPG while Tyler Harris has 11.9 PPG and 5 RPG so far this season. Zoom Diallo also has 11.3 PPG, 3.1 RPG and 2.7 APG as well on the year for Washington, rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Washington so far this season. DJ Davis also has 8.8 PPG and Mekhi Mason’s added 9.5 PPG this season. As a team, Washington is averaging 71.9 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 68.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Washington Huskies will win
- USC has lost seven of its last eight games.
USC Recap
The USC Trojans come into this game looking to bounce back from an 82-61 loss at the hands of Oregon in their last game to slip to 14-15 on the year. After this game, USC will close out the regular season by heading on the road for a rivalry game against UCLA.
Trojans Lose Fifth Straight
Desmond Claude leads USC in scoring and assists with 15.5 PPG and 4.1 APG along with 3.5 RPG while Chibuzo Agbo has 11.7 PPG with 4.3 RPG. Wesley Yates III has 13.9 PPG while Saint Thomas has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Trojans on the glass so far this season. Josh Cohen also has 6.3 PPG with 2.6 RPG while Rashaun Agee has 7.8 PPG with 4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, USC is averaging 76.3 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 36% from three and 73.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the USC Trojans will win
- USC has won each of its last 10 games against Washington.
- Washington has lost nine of its last 10 games at Galen Center.
Total Points Facts
- Each of USC’s last 11 night games have produced a total of 151+ points.
- Three of Washington’s last four night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Galen Center have produced a total of 154+ points.
Washington vs. USC Prediction
I’m on USC here. Normally with a team in as poor form as USC is in, I’d try to go the other way as much as possible. However, this feels like as good of a get right spot as any for the Trojans heading into the conference tournament as the Trojans have flat out owned Washington over the years and the Huskies, by a lot of metrics, have the worst and least efficient offense in the Big Ten so far this season. Points have been hard to come by and the Huskies just don’t have the scoring depth to keep themselves in the game more often than not. I think USC’s just the better team here and the number in my eyes is reasonable so give me USC here.
