Colorado Vs USC: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 23, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 24, 2023

The Colorado Buffaloes (15-13, 7-10 Pac-12) and Drew Peterson’s USC Trojans (19-8, 11-5 Pac-12) meet at CU Events Center on Thursday, February 23, starting at 9:00 PM ET. The Buffaloes are currently small 2.5-point favorites over the Trojans. The point total for the matchup is set at 140.5.

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Colorado Vs USC Betting Lines

Colorado vs USC Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Colorado -2.5 140.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Colorado (-2.5)
Total Pick Under (140.5)

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Colorado Vs USC Stat Rankings

Colorado Avg. (Rank) USC Avg. (Rank)
70.6 (199th) Points Scored 72.7 (159th)
66.1 (72nd) Points Allowed 67 (93rd)
35.5 (47th) Rebounds 32.9 (180th)
10.4 (74th) Off. Rebounds 8.5 (231st)
6.4 (291st) 3pt Made 6.1 (310th)
13 (190th) Assists 14 (126th)
13.1 (270th) Turnovers 12 (175th)

Colorado Vs USC Betting Trends

  • The Buffaloes are 12-16-0 against the spread this year.
  • Colorado has an ATS record of 6-11 as 2.5-point favorites or greater.
  • This season, 12 of the Buffaloes’ 28 games have hit the over.
  • Colorado’s games have had more than 140.5 points scored on 14 occasions this year.
  • The over/under in this game is 140.5 points, 3.7 higher than the average total in Buffaloes games this season.
  • USC is 15-12-0 against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 2.5-point underdogs or more, the Trojans are 4-2.
  • Colorado has played 28 games this year, and 12 of them have hit the over.
  • Trojans games have gone over 140.5 points on 14 occasions this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 0.8 points higher than the average scoring total for USC’s games of 139.7.

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Colorado Impact Players

  • KJ Simpson leads the Buffaloes at 3.9 assists per game, while also putting up 4.3 rebounds and 15.9 points.
  • Tristan Da Silva puts up a team-best 16.5 points per game. He is also posting 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists, shooting 51.6% from the floor and 41.9% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.
  • J’vonne Hadley puts up a team-high 5.9 rebounds per contest. He is also averaging 8 points and 1.3 assists, shooting 52.5% from the field.
  • Dominique Clifford averages 6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Luke O’Brien averages 5.4 points, 5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Defensively, he posts 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

USC Impact Players

  • Peterson is No. 1 on the Trojans in rebounding (6.4 per game) and assists (4.5), and posts 14.8 points. He also posts 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Boogie Ellis leads the Trojans in scoring (17.1 points per game), and produces 3.9 rebounds and 3 assists. He also delivers 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Kobe Johnson is posting 8.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest, making 46.3% of his shots from the floor.
  • Tre White is posting 9.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, making 46.8% of his shots from the floor.
  • Joshua Morgan gives the Trojans 7.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.5 steals and 2.2 blocked shots.

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