Arizona State pays a visit to USC on Saturday, hoping to send the Trojans to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Galen Center.

The Trojans are 16-12 so far on the season, and 11-11-3 ATS vs. the number. The Sun Devils, meanwhile, are 10-17 and 8-16-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen USC go 9-14-1 and the Sun Devils go 10-13-1 on the totals.



View Arizona State vs USC Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Trojans installed as 10.5-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 98-ranked Trojans and the No. 232-rated Sun Devils in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 69-61 win for the Trojans on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up USC's No. 237 nationally ranked offense (66.9 points per game) against a Sun Devils defense that sits as the No. 161 at 67.3 PPG. The Trojans have been averaging 44.4% from the field, more than the Sun Devils have managed so far this season (42.6% on average).

Defensively, Arizona State features the nation's No. 264-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.5 points per game. USC, meanwhile, comes in at No. 277 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Arizona State was a 71-53 loser on the road against UCLA. They failed to cover the 10.5–point spread as underdogs. Arizona State suffered a 71-53 loss against UCLA on Thursday, getting 9 points from Chanse Creekmur in a losing effort at Pauley Pavilion.

USC won its last outing, a 65-57 result against Arizona on February 24. They covered in that game as a 1-point favorite. Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points and helped out with 12 rebounds for USC on Thursday, leading the Trojans to a 65-57 victory over Arizona at Galen Center.


Arizona State Sun Devils Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Oregon are 6-4
After playing UCLA are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8

USC Trojans Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Washington State are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

A few Sun Devils at Trojans trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona State's last 7 games when playing on the road against USC
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona State's last 6 games on the road
Arizona State is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Arizona State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against USC
USC is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of USC's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of USC's last 6 games
USC is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Arizona State home to Oregon, Thursday, March 3
USC at Washington State, Thursday, March 3