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USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 5, 2023 at 9:30 PM ET

Venue: Pauley Pavilion — Los Angeles, CA

Article updated Jan 5, 6:14 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

USC is on the road playing UCLA at the Pauley Pavilion stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 9:30pm EST. UCLA -12.5 was the opening favorite and current line is UCLA

Game outlook

USC is on the road playing UCLA at the Pauley Pavilion stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 9:30pm EST. UCLA -12.5 was the opening favorite and current line is UCLA -11.

USC Highlights

With a power ranking of 157, USC is ranked #178 in offense (scoring an average of 72.43 per game), #106 in defense (allowing an average of 65.64 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-4 (7-8 ATS) this season.

UCLA Highlights

UCLA Bruins has a power ranking of 27 and are #45 for offense (scoring an average of 79.36 per game), #39 for defense (giving up an average of 65.64 points per game) and 13-2 (9-6 ATS) overall. USC went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UCLA.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be USC 79.75, UCLA 57.75. 52% of SportsJaw users predict USC Trojans to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is UCLA will win, usc will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Trojans 67 to Bruins 75.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Trojans 67 to Bruins 75.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · USC Trojans+645 → +470Moved
  • Moneyline · UCLA Bruins-905 → -650Moved
  • Spread · USC Trojans+12.5 (-110) → +11 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UCLA Bruins-12.5 (-110) → -11 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over140.5 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under140.5 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

USC Trojans
18-14 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UCLA Bruins
24-12 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-05T11:14:35.506Z). 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

  • 2022-03-11USC Trojans 59 · UCLA Bruins 69
  • 2022-03-05USC Trojans 68 · UCLA Bruins 75
  • 2022-02-12UCLA Bruins 64 · USC Trojans 67
Final result

Matchup pick recap

UCLA Bruins defeated USC Trojans 60-58

UCLA Bruins defeated USC Trojans 60-58 on January 5, 2023, a 2-point decision in the series. UCLA Bruins' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 44-26. Against SportsJaw's recorded USC Trojans +11 (-110) spread, USC Trojans covered, while the 118 combined points finished under the recorded total of 137.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Altuve27Spread · USC Trojans +12.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · USC Trojans +11 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · USC Trojans +11 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 137.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · USC Trojans +11 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 137.5 (-110)Loss
  • GustavosintoSpread · UCLA Bruins -11 (-110)Loss