Washington Huskies vs USC Trojans Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/17/2022

Game Time: 11:30 pm ET, Thursday, February 17, 2022

Venue:  Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA

Where to Watch:  Pac-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Washington NL, USC NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Washington NL, USC NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Washington NL, USC NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Washington Huskies:  13-10 (5th place, Pac-12)

USC Trojans:  21-4 (2nd place, Pac-12)

 

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Washington Huskies:  3-2 last 5

USC Trojans:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Washington is coming into this game with a 13-10 record overall and they are 3-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 14th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 8-5 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Arizona State Sun Devils while their 2 losses in that span came against the Stanford Cardinal and the Arizona Wildcats in their last game. Terrell Brown led the team in points in that game with 29 while Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Nate Roberts were both next on the team with 10 points each. Brown also led the team in assists in that game with 2 while Roberts led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 35.6% from the field, 17.6% from 3-point range, and 74.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.4 PPG against them. Washington has an ATS record of 12-11 this season and their O/U record is 12-11.

 

 

USC is coming into this game with a 21-4 record overall and they are 11-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 15th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 10-4 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Arizona Wildcats while their 4 wins in that span came against the California Golden Bears, the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Pacific Tigers, and the UCLA Bruins in their last game. Drew Peterson led the team in points in that game with 27 while Chevez Goodwin and Reese Waters off the bench were both next on the team with 10 points each. Peterson also led the team in assists in that game with 4 and he led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 43.6% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range, and 91.7% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 73.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63.6 PPG against them. USC has an ATS record of 13-12 this season and their O/U record is 10-14-1.

 

Washington is coming into this game losing 2 of their last 3 games and their only win in that span came against ASU, one of the bottom 5 teams in the Pac-12 this season. They were smashed by close to 20 points in both of those losses and their last game was a loss at home against Arizona. They lost by close to 30 points in that game and now they have to go on the road against a USC team that is 11-2 at home this season and 10-4 against conference opponents. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and they are coming off of a close win in their last game to a ranked UCLA team. USC actually won all 4 games in that span by double digits and some of those games were against some bad teams. It must have taken a lot of energy for them to hold off UCLA at home in their last game and they might be due for a let down here with how close their games have been recently. Washington has a chance to keep this game close but they will still lose in the end as they are not good enough to beat USc on the road here with how bad they have been recently. USC could leave the door open in this game though for Washington to at least keep it close so USC will likely win this game by single digits.

 

Washington USC Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, February 17, 2022 (11:30 pm ET start time) is USC 77 Washington 68.

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Washington Huskies: Will be posted soon.

USC Trojans: Will be posted soon.

 

 

Washington Huskies:  D. Davis (G) Ques Thurs - Shoulder injury. S. Ariyibi (F) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury.

USC Trojans:  I. Mobley (F) Ques Fri - Concussion.

 

 

"The Arizona defense reminds me of USC's defense. They've got great size at all positions. They kind of have the same ball-screen coverage and will do a lot of the same things. Hopefully this experience helps us be more prepared against that. I think we learned a lot from the Arizona game in terms of what type of adjustments we're going to have to make.” - Mike Hopkins on this upcoming game against USC after a loss to Arizona.

 

 

“We were talking as a staff this afternoon once Isaiah was ruled out. We just said, ‘someone has to step up,’ and Drew certainly did that … He just looked like a superstar, he was so good.” - Andy Enfield after his team’s win against UCLA.

 

 

 

J. Bey 

T. Brown 

D. Davis 

E. Matthews

N. Roberts

 

E. Anderson 

B. Ellis 

C. Goodwin 

I. Mobley 

D. Peterson

 

 

PPG: T. Brown Jr. (22.1)

APG: T. Brown Jr. (4.3)

Reb/G: N. Roberts (6.6)

 

PPG: I. Mobley (14.7)

APG: D. Peterson (3.3)

Reb/G: I. Mobley (8.5)

 

Coaches:

Washington Huskies: Mike Hopkins (5th season)

USC Trojans: Andy Enfield (9th season)