The No. 3 Arizona Wildcats (25-3, 15-2 Pac-12) head west to face the No. 16 USC Trojans (25-4, 14-4) at Galen Center in Los Angeles Tuesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we look at the Arizona vs. USC odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Wildcats can clinch the Pac-12 regular-season title with a road victory against the Trojans. If Arizona wants to get it done, it will need to play much better than last time out when it was blown out 79-63 at Colorado Saturday.
The Trojans are looking for redemption after a 72-63 setback against the Wildcats Feb. 5. USC has been surging since that defeat with impressive wins against Oregon and UCLA during a six-game win streak.
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Arizona at USC odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Arizona -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | USC +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arizona -4.5 (-110) | USC +4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 149.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Arizona at USC odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona 73, USC 69
Money line
While USC has been rolling lately, Arizona (-210) picked them off in Tucson rather easily in the first meeting last month. However, laying over two times your potential return on a road team in a potentially close game is risky business.
PASS, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
The lean is to USC +4.5 (-110), but play it super lightly.
The underdog has cashed in six consecutive meetings in this series, and USC has held its own with six covers in the past seven meetings in this series. However, the Trojans are facing a Wildcats team playing to lock up the conference title and keep itself front and center for the one line in the NCAA Tournament.
Over/Under
The UNDER 149.5 (-108) is the play here.
USC has posted a 5-0-1 mark to the Under as an underdog while going 4-1 in the past five as a home underdog. Arizona has also hit the Under at a 7-4 rate across its last 11 games, including the first meeting with USC.
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