Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Galen Center Thursday as host USC looks to handle the Arizona Wildcats in NCAAB action.

The Trojans sit at 15-12 (10-11-3 ATS) on the season. By comparison, the Wildcats are currently 23-4 (14-8-1 ATS). Looking to wager on the totals? USC is 9-13-1 OU, and Arizona is 13-10 OU.



View Arizona vs USC Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Trojans are listed as 1-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Trojans at No. 98 and the Wildcats at No. 32 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 80-73 result in favor of the Wildcats.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up USC's No. 237 nationally ranked offense (67 points per game) against a Wildcats defense that sits as the No. 156 at 67 PPG. The Trojans have been averaging 44.5% from the field, less than the Wildcats have managed so far this season (48% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Arizona owns the country's No. 191-rated mark, allowing 71.3 points per game on the highway. USC, on the other hand, rates No. 274 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Arizona was an 87-86 Sportsbook at home against Washington. They failed to cover the 2.5–point spread as favorites. Derrick Williams scored 26 points and helped out with 11 rebounds for Arizona on Saturday, leading the Wildcats to an 87-86 victory over Washington at McKale Center.

Last time out for USC, they were a 69-53 Sportsbook as they battled Stanford on the road. They covered in the match as a 2-point underdog. The Trojans got 19 points from Nikola Vucevic as USC ran past Stanford 69-53 on Saturday at Maples Pavilion.


Arizona Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 10-0
Before playing UCLA are 6-4
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 9-1

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

A few Wildcats at Trojans trends to consider:
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against USC
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of USC's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of USC's last 5 games when playing Arizona
USC is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
USC is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home


Next up:
Arizona at UCLA, Saturday, February 26
USC home to Arizona State, Saturday, February 26