Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Stanford when they take on the Trojans on Sunday in college hoops betting action.

The Trojans sit at 6-19 (8-16 ATS) on the season. By comparison, the Cardinal are currently 16-8 (10-11 ATS). Looking to wager on the totals? USC is 10-14 OU, and Stanford is 11-10 OU.



View Stanford vs USC Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Cardinal are listed as 5.5-point favorites at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Trojans at No. 210 and the Cardinal at No. 58 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 69-56 result in favor of the Cardinal.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and USC has the nation's No. 341-rated offensive output, at 53.6 PPG. The visiting Cardinal defense ranks No. 65 allowing on average 62.3 PPG. The Trojans FG% has averaged 39.4% so far, less than the Cardinal marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.7% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Stanford owns the country's No. 207-rated mark, allowing 71.6 points per game on the highway. USC, on the other hand, rates No. 342 in scoring at home.

Stanford was a 72-61 loser in its last match on the road against UCLA. They failed to cover the 7.5-point spread as underdogs. The Cardinal endured a 72-61 loss at the hands of the Bruins on Thursday, despite a 16-point effort from Chasson Randle at Pauley Pavilion.

Last time out for USC, they were a 75-49 loser as they battled California at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 9-point underdog. USC was crushed on Thursday, getting blown out by California and falling by a 75-49 score at Galen Center.


Stanford Cardinal Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Oregon State are 3-7
After playing UCLA are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

USC Trojans Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing UCLA are 5-5
After playing California are 6-4
After a loss are 1-9

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


Next up:
Stanford home to Oregon State, Thursday, February 16
USC at UCLA, Wednesday, February 15