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College Basketball Picks: USC at UCLA

by Alexander Banks on Saturday, January 19th, 2008

The fourth ranked UCLA Bruins will play host to the USC Trojans on Saturday in Pac-10 action.  USC has lost six games this season but the schedule has done them no favors.  This will be USC's fourth game against a team ranked #4 or higher in the polls.  SBG Global reports that early NCAA Basketball betting has the public taking USC on the Road.

College Basketball Betting Preview
USC (10-6) at UCLA (16-1)
Saturday, 3:30 pm Eastern – CBS

SBG Global Opening Line: UCLA  -11 , Total TBA

UCLA has won nine-straight games with the closest game being an 81-74 win over Washington State.  The Bruins are led in scoring by freshman center Kevin Love who is scoring 16.8 points per game.  The Bruins are very balanced in scoring with three other players averaging double-digits.  Josh Shipp is averaging 14.4 points per game, Darren Collison 12.5 and Russell Westbrook 12.1. USC and UCLA have split their last 12 games but UCLA has owned USC at home winning 10 of the last 12 games at Pauley Pavilion.

SBG Global Current Line: UCLA  -11 , Total TBA 

USC's O.J. Mayo has scored 319 points in his first 16 games, the most by a Pac-10 freshman through 16 games since the 1996-97 season.  He is the second leading scorer in the Pac-10 averaging 19.9 points per game. USC ranks 21st in the country and is the top team in the Pac-10 in defensive field goal percentage. 

Here are the NCAA Basketball betting stats for Saturday’s game.  The Trojans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Trojans are 23-9 ATS in their last 32 Saturday games. The underdog is 9-2 ATS in the last 11 meetings between the two teams. 

The Bruins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The Bruins are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams. 

The Under is 9-3 in the Trojans last 12 overall. The Over is 19-7 in the Trojans last 26 vs. the Pacific-10. The Over is 10-4 in the Trojans last 14 road games. The Over is 7-3 in the Trojans last 10 Saturday games. 

The Under is 27-12 in the Bruins last 39 Saturday games. The Under is 11-5 in the Bruins last 16 home games.

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