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The No. 10 Oregon Ducks (8-0) and the USC Trojans (5-3) meet Wednesday at Galen Center in Los Angeles. Tip-off is set for 10:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Oregon Ducks vs. USC Trojans odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Oregon has shot up the rankings thanks to 3 straight wins against the Texas A&M Aggies, San Diego State Aztecs and Alabama Crimson Tide at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. The win over Alabama was as a 7-point underdog as the Under (164.5) cashed. That halted a 3-game Over streak, while the Ducks are 3-0 against the spread (ATS) in the stretch.
USC covered Nov. 4 against the Chattanooga Mocs, and it has failed to cover since. The Trojans are on an 0-7 ATS skid heading into this Big Ten opener. USC has dropped consecutive games against the Saint Mary’s Gaels and New Mexico Lobos, including just 36 points scored against the Gaels in a neutral floor battle at Acrisure Arena.
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Oregon at USC odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 6:34 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Oregon -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | USC +200 (bet $100 to win $200)
- Against the spread: Oregon -5.5 (-120) | USC +5.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 146.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Oregon at USC picks and predictions
Prediction
Oregon 76, USC 65
Moneyline
Oregon (-250) will cost you 2 1/2 times your battle in this historic matchup between these teams in their first-ever BigTen battle after facing each other for years in the Pac-12.
USC (+200) enters on a 2-game skid, including that ugly loss to Saint Mary’s, so the Trojans just cannot be trusted.
PASS.
Against the spread
OREGON -5.5 (-120) is a strong play on the road against this familiar foe from the Pac-12.
The Ducks steam in with their chests puffed out after securing some hardware in Vegas, topping 2 ranked teams along the way.
USC +5.5 (+100) has dropped 2 in a row, and just doesn’t seem up to the task of cooling off the red-hot Ducks.
Over/Under
UNDER 146.5 (-105) is a solid play, but don’t get carried away.
The Under did cash for Oregon last time out, but that came on the heels of a 3-0 run to the Over. The Ducks have piled up 78 or more points in each of their 8 games to date.
USC has cashed high in 3 of the past 4 games, but that 36-point effort at Saint Mary’s sticks out like a sore thumb.
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