Trojans Looking to Topple Utes at Home
March Madness betting is going to begin in less than two months, and teams are trying to play their way into the field of 68. The USC Trojans face the Utah Utes on Saturday night, and this is a key matchup in the Pac-12 Conference.
Utah comes into this game having lost two straight games against conference opponents, and this won’t be an easy matchup on the road. The Utes are 12-6 overall, and there is still time for them to get to the top of the league standings.
USC is a team that was expected to be in the Pac-12 Conference mix, but the Trojans have two conference losses already. The Trojans do have a bit of momentum after beating Colorado in their most recent game.
The NCAA basketball odds for this game have the USC Trojans as 4.5-point betting favorites on their home floor.
Let’s check the latest college basketball odds, stats, injury reports and college basketball lines for Utah vs USC. We’ve plenty of NCAA basketball odds for you to consider.
Utah Looking For Offense
The Utah Utes are going to have to find a way to score more points if they are going to get back to playing winning basketball. Utah scored 49 points in its most recent game and was at 60 in the game before that.
The Utes are scoring over 71 points per game this season as a whole, but they just haven’t found a ton of success against Pac-12 Conference opponents. Guard Branden Carlson leads the team with 15.7 points per game, and he will have to have a big day in this one.
Utah has been playing solid defense, and that has been the case in their two straight losses as well. If the Utes can’t score, then they have to slow down the Trojans.
Trojans Playing in Tight Games
After picking up a 68-61 win over Colorado, head coach Andy Enfield said, “To beat Colorado, you have to play team offense … and then we tried to really pressure them and force some turnovers.” USC has played in a number of close games this season, and that can be a huge benefit moving forward.
USC is giving up close to 66 points per game, but they try to apply a ton of pressure on the defensive end. The Trojans are going to try to speed this game up with their defense and force the Utes into some mistakes.
Guard Boogie Ellis is leading the team with 15.6 points per game, but USC has a number of players that are good enough to step up and provide some scoring. The depth of USC can end up playing a huge role in this game as well.
Utah vs USC Head-to-Head
When you are trying to come up with a betting pick for a college basketball game, looking at the recent results in a head-to-head matchup is a great thing to do. USC has won three straight games against Utah, and they have dominated the all-time head-to-head series as well.
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Utah vs USC Game Information
- Game: Utah (12-6) vs USC (12-5)
- Location: Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Day/Time: Saturday, January 14, 10:30 p.m. ET
- Utah vs USC Live Stream: TBS
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Utah vs USC Picks & Prediction
The scores and odds for these teams suggest that this is going to be a great game, and home-court advantage might be the determining factor. Things haven’t gone well for either team of late, but there doesn’t seem to be much separation between the two teams.
It’s going to be hard for Utah to find enough offense to win this game, but their defense will keep them in it until late in the second half. USC is going to come up with some clutch plays late in this one that will allow them to get past the Utes.
Head to BetUS Sportsbook and take the 4.5 points and bet on the Utah Utes to keep this game close, but USC is going to pick up an important conference win at home.
The Utah Utes are listed at +175 in our Vegas Lines. This means that if you wager $100 on Utah, you have a chance to win $175. The USC Trojans are -210, offering a chance to win $48.
The implied probability attached to the betting lines give Utah a 36.36% chance to win, with USC at 67.74%.
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