Arizona vs. USC: Today’s Best College Basketball Bets
Conference tournament season is in full swing, as nine have already played their first-round games. We got a taste of what “March Madness” is all about on the first day of action as Bellarmine hit the game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left to beat North Florida by two points. What other exciting finishes await us? Here are our best bets for Thursday’s college basketball action. Below we dive into Arizona vs. USC.
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Best College Basketball Bets for Thursday: Arizona vs. USC
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings)
Arizona vs. USC
Arizona is an enigma, ranking as the Pac-12 leader in adjusted offensive efficiency and playing at the league’s fastest tempo, despite two of its best offensive players standing 6-foot-11 and 7 feet tall. When the Wildcats lose, teams force them to work in the half-court, as they have been held to fewer than 80 points in four of their five losses. USC was close to doing that in the first meeting, allowing just 81 points, despite the Wildcats having one of their best 3-point shooting games (12-of-24). The Trojans’ elite rim protection (they rank second in the nation in 2-point percentage allowed) held Arizona to 47% shooting inside the arc, which is no easy feat given it ranks top ten among all D-1 teams in that regard.
Conversely, USC has been held to 68.7 points in its last three games against non-bottom-three Pac-12 teams. Arizona’s mammoth front line should again pose issues for a Trojans offense that gets 26.2% of its offense from the 3-point line (308th in the country).
The Over has cashed in both games USC has played as home underdogs, but we expect it to bring this game to a snail’s pace.
Bet: Arizona-USC Under 155 (-110 at DraftKings)
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