Washington vs USC Prediction 12-7-24 College Basketball Picks

The USC Trojans and Washington Huskies meet in college basketball action on Saturday at Alaska Airlines Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and identify the best bets for this game. Here’s a prediction for Washington vs. USC.

USC Summary

The USC Trojans come into this game looking to bounce back from a 68-60 loss to Oregon in their last game. After this matchup, USC returns home for a date with Montana State.

Trojans lose 3^approx Straight

Desmond Claude has 12.9 PPG along with 3.4 RPG and 3.3 APG while Terrance Williams II has 10.6 PPG with 4.6 RPG. Josh Cohen has 11.1 PPG, while Chibuzo Agbo also added 12.1 PPG and 4.3 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for USC to this point in the year. Saint Thomas also has 7.3 PPG with team-highs of 5.6 RPG and 4.6 APG and leads the Trojans in rebounding and assists to this point in the season. As a team, USC is averaging 71.9 PPG on 45.8% field shooting, 30.2% three-point shooting and 73.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the USC Trojans will win

• USC has won each of its last nine games against Washington.
• Washington has lost each of its last five games against the Big Ten Conference.

Washington review

The Washington Huskies come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-58 loss to UCLA in their last outing. After that game, Washington travels home for a date with Eastern Washington.

Huskies want to get back on track

Great Oobor leads the Huskies across the board, averaging a double-double per game with team-highs of 14.5 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 3.9 APG and 2.9 SPG, while Tyler Harris has scored so far this season As the only other player to have 14 PPG and 7 RPG, he was the double-digit scorer for Washington to this point in the year. Zoom Diallo has also posted 9.6 PPG for Washington this year. As a team, Washington is averaging 70.9 PPG on 41.9% shooting from the field, 30.2% from three-pointers and 62% from the foul line this season.

Why the Washington Huskies will win

• Washington has won each of its last four games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
• USC has lost each of its last three games.

Washington vs USC Prediction

I’m at USC and the points are here. The Trojans haven’t looked great lately, but I think they’re a better team than they’ve shown. The Huskies also had their ups and downs, but the fact is that Washington struggled in many close games, even when they were the better team. I think it will be a close affair again and I want the points in my pocket.