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College Basketball Picks & Predictions: USC vs. Purdue (Friday)

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Tonight's schedule features a major top-25 matchup in the Big East. The red-hot St. John's Red Storm will travel to Storrs to take on the UConn Huskies. Who has the advantage in that game?

Meanwhile, in the Atlantic 10, the Dayton Flyers will look to pull off an upset of the VCU Rams. In the Big 10, the Purdue Boilermakers will look to take care of business against the USC Trojans.

Here are the best college basketball picks for Friday, February 7th’s game USC vs. Purdue.

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Friday’s Best College Basketball Bets: USC vs. Purdue

(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)

USC vs. Purdue

The Boilermakers have scored at least 81 points in three consecutive games. They now face a defense allowing 72.6 points per game. The Trojans have allowed at least 82 points in two of their last five games and just allowed the Northwestern Wildcats to score 77 against them on Tuesday.

The Boilermakers are favored by 13.5 points. While I do like them to cover that spread, they've won their last two games by single digits. Therefore, I think the safer play is to take the Boilermakers to keep up their high-scoring ways in a favorable matchup. After all, they're averaging 78.2 points per game. They've proven numerous times this season they can take advantage of weak defenses.

My biggest concern with this game is that the Boilermakers lead by so much that they drain the shot clock for a large portion of the second half and the slow pace impacts their total. However, the Trojans tend to keep games close even when they lose. Even if they fail to cover the spread in this game, they'll keep it close until late in the game.

Pick: Purdue Team Total Over 79.5 Points (-110)

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