Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The UCLA Bruins will face crosstown rivals the USC Trojans in a PAC 12 conference NCAA college basketball game on Sunday night.
Tip off time from USC is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FSN.
The point spread opened up with the road club UCLA Bruins favored by -1 ½ points with an over under of 106 ½ points.
Early money has come on the road team as the UCLA Bruins are now favored by -2 points.
The total has steamed up to 109 points.
UCLA Bruins money line supporters will lay –115 odds with the home underdog USC Trojans bringing back +105 odds to pull off the upset win without taking the points.
The two teams split their two regular season games last season with each team winning and covering the point spread on their home court.
Both games played under the total.
UCLA travels to USC with a mark of 9-7 on the year. The team is 1-2 away from home.
The Bruins average 67 points and 44.6% shooting with 34.3% from three. The club sinks 66% of their free throws.
On defense UCLA allows 63 points and 43.9% shooting. Their opponents connect on 39.8% from the three point line against them.
UCLA has dropped both road games against PAC 12 opponents with losses at California and Stanford.
The Bruins are coming off the 75-58 victory eight days ago to the Arizona St Sun Devils as a -11 ½ point betting favorite in a game played at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
The total came in at over the total of 122 ½ points.
UCLA was sparked by a strong second half where they outscored the Sun Devils by 14 points.
The club connected on 54.4% of their shots with 4 of 13 coming from the three point line.
They out rebounded the Sun Devils by a margin of 10 in the win.
Joshua Smith led the Bruins with 18 points on 8 of 12 shooting.
Travis Wear had 16 points and seven boards hitting on 5 of 7 from the floor.
Lazeric Jones had 8 points along with 10 rebounds.
They allowed Arizona St 48.8% shooting with 9 of 18 coming from the three point line.
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USC will host UCLA with a miserable record of 5-12 on the season. The team is 3-7 on their home court. From the free throw line the Trojans make 60.9% of their free throws.
The Trojans average 53 points with 39.9% shooting with 29.9% coming from the three point line. The club makes 60.9% of their free throws.
On defense USC allows 55.9 points and 41.1% shooting. Teams connect on 34.1% from three against them.
They are 0-2 at home versus PAC 12 teams with a loss to a bad Arizona St team by nine points.
They are coming off the 57-46 home defeat last Sunday to the Arizona Wildcats as a +2 ½ point underdog.
The total landed under the closing line of 108 points.
USC fell behind 32-16 at the half.
The Trojans shot an anemic 29.3% from the floor and 1 of 15 from the three point line.
They pulled down eight less rebounds than the Wildcats.
Maurice Jones led the Trojans with 14 points on just 3 of 13 shooting.
Dewayne Dedmon had 11 points on 4 of 8 from the floor.
Byron Wesley had eight points but made just 4 of 13 of his shots.
USC allowed the Wildcats 43.8% shooting with 2 of 15 coming from the three point line.
College Basketball Trend: USC Trojans are 1-8 ATS in their past nine games.
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