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USC Trojans vs Washington St. Cougars Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM ET

Venue: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum — Pullman, WA

Article updated Jan 1, 10:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

USC is on the road playing Washington St. at the Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 3:00pm EST. Washington St. -1.5 was the opening

Game outlook

USC is on the road playing Washington St. at the Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 3:00pm EST. Washington St. -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Washington St. -1.

USC Highlights

With a power ranking of 132, USC is ranked #179 in offense (scoring an average of 72.43 per game), #102 in defense (allowing an average of 65.64 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-3 (7-7 ATS) this season.

Washington St. Highlights

Washington St. Cougars has a power ranking of 196 and are #273 for offense (scoring an average of 68.50 per game), #99 for defense (giving up an average of 65.64 points per game) and 5-9 (6-8 ATS) overall. USC went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Washington St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be USC 67.25, WASST 65.25. The SportsJaw community predicts USC Trojans to cover (55%) OddsShark predicts USC will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Trojans 81 to Cougars 64.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Trojans 81 to Cougars 64.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Trojans vs Cougars archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Trojans vs Cougars matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · USC Trojans+105 → +100Moved
  • Moneyline · Washington St. Cougars-125 → -120Moved
  • Spread · USC Trojans+1.5 (-110) → +1 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Washington St. Cougars-1.5 (-110) → -1 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over133.5 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under133.5 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

USC Trojans
18-14 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Washington St. Cougars
12-20 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-01T15:35:42.658Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-20Washington St. Cougars 60 · USC Trojans 62
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Washington St. Cougars defeated USC Trojans 81-71

Washington St. Cougars defeated USC Trojans 81-71 on January 1, 2023, a 10-point decision in the series. Washington St. Cougars' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 41-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded USC Trojans +1 (-110) spread, Washington St. Cougars covered, while the 152 combined points finished over the recorded total of 132.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · USC Trojans +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 132.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · USC Trojans +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 132.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · USC Trojans +1.25 (-110)Loss