UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos Visit USC Trojans in NCAA Basketball Betting Battle

The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos will look to pick up a win while covering the point spread when they take on the Trojans in USC at Galen Center on Sunday in college basketball betting odds action.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos were listed as 18-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks, including the odds makers at Sportsbook.

UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos vs USC Trojans Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

USC Trojans battles the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos, currently sitting with a 0-4 mark (0-3 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals betting, are 1-3 for the USC Trojans and 1-2 for the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos.

This college basketball game matches up the No. 144 (USC) and the No. 108 (UC-Santa Barbara) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.

Statistical Matchup

Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and USC has the nation's No. 103-rated offensive output, at 77.6 PPG. The visiting UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos defense ranks No. 218 allowing on average 77.5 PPG. The Trojans FG% has averaged 42.21% so far, more than the USC Gauchos marksmen have achieved on the year, 37.04% per game.