The Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) face the 25th ranked USC Trojans (4-2) in a non-conference game in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic that will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California at 10:30 PM. USC are the 1.5-point favorite with a total posted on the board at 166 points.
In their last game Oklahoma was at home where they beat UTSA 97-85. Trae Young was the high scorer for the Sooners picking up 28 points on 9/22 shooting and while he missed nine of his 11 3-pointers he did have eight assists and five rebounds. Reserve Jhivvan Jackson was the high scorer for UTSA with 31 points on 11/17 shooting. In the game Oklahoma shot 45.7% from the floor and they held UTSA to 38.3% shooting. The Sooners failed to cover the spread as a 23.5-point favorite and the combined 177 points by these two teams soared over the 167 total line. Oklahoma has won four in a row, since suffering their first loos of the season against Arkansas as a small -2-point spread favorite. Here’s an interesting stat. In all six of the Sooners win they have a winning margin of 10 or more points.
USC was on the road in their last game where they were blown out by SMU by a 72-55. Chimezie Metu was the high scorer for the Trojans with 13 points on 4/7 shooting and he was the only player for USC that scored in double figures. Shake Milton was the high scorer for the Mustangs going for 22 points on 6/11 shooting and four of five SMU starters scored at least 13 points. USC was outscored by 20 points in the 2nd half and for the game they shot 42.9% from the floor and SMU shot 50.9%. The Trojans failed to cover the spread as a 3-point underdog and the 132 points scored in the game fell short of the 140 total line. After winning their first four games of the season USC has now lost their last two games.
Oklahoma ranks 2nd in the nation in ppg and 299th in opponents’ ppg and USC ranks 172nd in ppg and tied for 92nd in opponents’ ppg.
These teams have not met since the 2008 season.
This season Oklahoma is 2-5 ATS with an O/U record of 6-1 and USC is 3-3 ATS with an O/U record of 1-5.
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SAGARIN RATINGS
Oklahoma: 84.96
USC: 83.63
INJURY REPORT
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Key Betting Trends
- OU is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games
- OU is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 non-conference games
- OU has an Over record of 7-1 in their last 8 games
- USC is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games
- USC is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record
- USC has an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 games
