USC Trojans vs Arizona St. Sun Devils Betting Picks & Predictions
USC is on the road playing Arizona St. at the Desert Financial Arena stadium on Saturday, 1/21/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. Arizona St. -4 was the opening favorite and current line is
Game outlook
USC is on the road playing Arizona St. at the Desert Financial Arena stadium on Saturday, 1/21/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. Arizona St. -4 was the opening favorite and current line is Arizona St. -3.5.
As the NCAA men's basketball season continues on Saturday, January 21, the USC Trojans will face the Arizona State Sun Devils at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona. It will be the sixth consecutive win for USC over Arizona State when the game tips off at 10:00 PM ET. With a total of 138.5 points, the Trojans are 3.5-point road underdogs.
This is USC's third straight road game
Following an 81-66 loss to the No. 11 Arizona Wildcats on Thursday. The USC Trojans are coming off a 10-9 ATS record and a 5-3 conference record. In the last five games, they have lost three straight road games. The Trojans trailed the Wildcats from start to finish, making just 36.9% of their field goals (4-for-17 from deep) and 66.7% of their free throws (14-for-21). As a result of Arizona's shaky defense, USC posted a poor assist-to-turnover ratio of 7/12. Drew Peterson led the Trojans with 15 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and three steals. Fellow senior G Boogie Ellis finished with 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, and three steals. As a team, they averaged 29.1 points and 7.3 assists per game in 2022-23.
ASU's winning streak of four games has come to an end
Arizona State Sun Devils (15-4; 10-9 ATS; 6-2 conference) lost 74-62 to the UCLA Bruins on Thursday. The Sun Devils failed to cope with the challenge. No. 5 team in the AP Top 25 Poll after four consecutive wins against Washington State 77-71, Washington 73-65, Oregon 90-73, and Oregon State 74-69. A five-point lead at halftime was blown by Arizona State against UCLA. In the second half, the Sun Devils were outscored 44-27, failing to score a basket in the final three minutes. The team committed 18 turnovers and allowed 11 offensive rebounds. Desmond Cambridge led the way with 15 points and three rebounds, while DJ Horne tallied 14 points and three assists.