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Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Utes vs Trojans Pac 12 Tourney Spread/Handicapping

The Utes might have surprised by winning as many as 5 conference games this season (out of 18).  They snuck out of last by sweeping the Oregon teams on the last weekend, including beating a ranked Ducks team by 10.

Utah Utes (13-17) vs USC Trojans (14-17)
Wednesday March 13
MGM Grand – Las Vegas, NV
9:00PM
Moneyline:  No ML currently at BetOnline
Spread:  USC -2
O/U:  No O/U currently listed

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Utah

Their season is going only as far as this tournament will take them so this should be a spirited contest.

Utah was trounced by the Trojans at home earlier this season, something USC didn’t do very often this season.

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The Trojans did it with defense at the Utes shot just 37% that game.  They also got little or no contribution from the majority of their team with 3 players scoring 43 of 50 points.  This Utes team is not good.  Leading scored Jarred DuBois is a transfer from Loyola Marymount who clearly can play in the league but he is not a dominating player.

There will be a lot of pressure on the Utes bigs as USC has plenty of size inside.

Surprised that the number on this one is so small, smells like a bit of recency bias given the way these teams finished the last week of the season.  I think the Utes are more likely to revert to the form from their first game against the Trojans when scoring and defense eluded them.

This doesn’t feel like a close one.

USC

The Trojans were huge disappointments before conference play began but held their own in the PAC 12 with a 9-9 record.  They had impressive wins against both UCLA and Arizona and showed they wouldn’t be a pushover. [ad-6571516]

They should be able to handle Utah no problem but should and this program have not been friends lately.  They should have been better than they are this season.

As this is being written it is still unclear if the Trojans will be short bodies because of a bar fight in Washington.  Even if they have the full compliment of players you still don’t know what you are going to get from this roster.

Scoring has a been a problem as their shooters have been pretty crooked.  J.T Terrell has been better of late with 10 straight games in double figures.

He can shoot them into or out of most games.

Given their unpredictability it is hard to marry the terms USC and high value opportunity but I think this is one.  The Trojans worked over the Utes the last time these two met and this bracket is set up favourably for them if they get their momentum back.

Back the Trojans to build a bankroll for the rest of the month.

Spread Pick:  USC -2
O/U Pick:
Score Prediction:  USC 67 – Utah 55

By The Wiesguy

The Wiesguy is a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Hailing from Toronto, Canada he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts, musings and picks at moneydogs.blogspot.com.