Arizona Vs USC: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 2, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 1, 2023

Thursday’s college basketball slate includes Boogie Ellis’ USC Trojans (21-8, 13-5 Pac-12) in a home matchup with Oumar Ballo and the Arizona Wildcats (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) at Galen Center. The opening tip is at 11:00 PM ET. The Wildcats take on the Trojans in a game that Arizona is currently a slim favorite by 2 points. The over/under is 155 points for the game.

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Arizona Vs USC Betting Lines

Arizona vs USC Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Arizona -2 155 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Arizona (-2)
Total Pick Under (155)

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Arizona Vs USC Stat Rankings

Arizona Avg. (Rank) USC Avg. (Rank)
83.3 (6th) Points Scored 72.7 (156th)
71.2 (218th) Points Allowed 66.3 (71st)
38 (6th) Rebounds 32.9 (175th)
9.8 (114th) Off. Rebounds 8.2 (249th)
8.6 (66th) 3pt Made 6.3 (301st)
19.5 (2nd) Assists 13.8 (139th)
13.3 (287th) Turnovers 11.8 (160th)

Arizona Vs USC Betting Trends

  • The Wildcats are 15-14-0 against the spread this year.
  • Arizona has an ATS record of 15-14 as 2-point favorites or greater.
  • This year, 15 of the Wildcats’ 29 games have gone over the point total.
  • Arizona’s games have had more than 155 points scored on 15 occasions this season.
  • Wildcats games this season have posted an average total of 154.6, which is 0.4 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • USC’s record against the spread is 17-12-0.
  • As 2-point underdogs or greater, the Trojans are 5-2 against the spread.
  • Arizona has played 29 games this year, and 15 of them have gone over the total.
  • There have been five Trojans games this year with more than 155 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 16 points higher than the average scoring total for USC’s games of 139.

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Arizona Impact Players

  • Azuolas Tubelis puts up 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest — both team highs. He is also posting 2 assists, shooting 57.3% from the floor.
  • Ballo is putting up 14.3 points, 1.7 assists and 8.8 rebounds per contest.
  • Pelle Larsson is posting 10.4 points, 3 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.
  • Kerr Kriisa leads his team in assists per contest (5.5), and also puts up 10.6 points and 2.4 rebounds. Defensively, he delivers 0.6 steals and 0 blocked shots.
  • Courtney Ramey puts up 10.8 points, 4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 1.2 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

USC Impact Players

  • Drew Peterson is No. 1 on the Trojans in rebounding (6.4 per game) and assists (4.7), and puts up 14.6 points. He also posts 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Ellis is putting up a team-high 17.2 points per game. And he is contributing 3.8 rebounds and 3 assists, making 43.6% of his shots from the field and 38.4% from beyond the arc, with 2.4 triples per game.
  • Kobe Johnson is averaging 8.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest, making 47.3% of his shots from the field.
  • The Trojans get 9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from Tre White.
  • Joshua Morgan gets the Trojans 7.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.5 steals and 2.2 blocked shots.

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