The No. 3 seed Colorado Buffaloes (21-7) are favorites to win and move closer to a guaranteed berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket against the No. 2 seed USC Trojans (22-6) in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals Friday at T-Mobile Arena, beginning at 11:30 PM ET on ESPN.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 12, 2021, 1:10 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Colorado Betting Information
- Colorado has compiled a 16-11-1 record against the spread this season.
- When favored by at least 1.5 points, the Buffaloes are 14-7-1 against the spread this season.
- In 35.7% of their games this season (10/28), the Buffaloes and their opponents have outscored the set over/under.
- In their last game, the Buffaloes got a team-high 15 points from Evan Battey on the way to a 61-58 victory against Cal on Friday. They were favored by 14.5 points and failed to covered the spread, and the teams combined to score 119 points to go under the 132 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Colorado Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Wright IV | 28 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Jeriah Horne | 28 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Evan Battey | 28 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| D’Shawn Schwartz | 26 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Jabari Walker | 22 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
USC Betting Information
- USC has consistently covered the spread this season with a record ATS of 16-11.
- For the 25th time this season, the Trojans are at least a 1.5-point underdog, where they have a record of 14-10 against the spread.
- 14 of USC’s 27 games (51.9%) this season have gone over the over/under.
- In their last game, the Trojans got a team-high 26 points from Evan Mobley on the way to a 91-85 win over Utah on Thursday. They were favored by 7 points and failed to covered the spread, and the teams combined to score 176 points to hit the over on the 138.5 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
USC Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 28 | 16.4 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| Tahj Eaddy | 28 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Drew Peterson | 28 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Isaiah Mobley | 27 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Isaiah White | 27 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Total Facts
- Colorado and its opponents have gone over Friday’s 134 total in 15 out of 28 games (53.6%) this year.
- In 60.7% of USC’s games this season (17 of 28), the total points scored was higher than Friday’s 134-point over/under.
- The total for the matchup of 134 is 14.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Buffaloes (73.2 points per game) and the Trojans (74.9 points per game).
- These two teams give up a combined 127.7 points per game, 6.3 points less than this contest’s over/under.
- This season, the average total for Buffaloes games is 136 points, two more than the over/under of 134 points for this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 5.8 points fewer than the average over/under in Trojans games this season (139.8 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/25/2021 | Colorado | Colorado | -4 | 136 | -182 | +148 | Regular Season | 80-62 COLO |
| 12/31/2020 | USC | USC | -3.5 | 141.5 | -175 | +143 | Regular Season | 72-62 COLO |
| 2/20/2020 | Colorado | Colorado | -9 | 136 | -477 | +353 | Regular Season | 70-66 COLO |
| 2/1/2020 | N/A | USC | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 78-57 COLO |
| 3/9/2019 | N/A | Colorado | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 78-67 COLO |
| 2/9/2019 | N/A | USC | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 69-65 COLO |
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