The USC Trojans (15-6) didn’t get the 2023 calendar year off to a great start, losing 81-71 to Thursday’s opponent the Washington State Cougars (10-13) 81-71 in a game with a PK line. The Trojans went 4-2 the rest of the month but now try to get February off on the right foot against a WSU team that has lost three of the last four.

Before Betting on Washington State vs USC

The Trojans come into Thursday’s game in a letdown spot after their 77-64 win over #8 / rival UCLA. Boogie Ellis had 31 points in that outing as USC won their second straight game as an underdog, +5 at home against the Bruins and a 77-69 victory at Arizona State last Saturday at +3.5.

USC is now 7-3 in the Pac-12, a game back from the Bruins and tied with #5 Arizona. The Cougars played #5 Arizona close in a 63-58 loss on January 26th, and then blew the doors off Arizona State 75-58 on Saturday behind a season high 22 points from Andrej Jakimovski and a season high 20 from Justin Powell. If WSU can get that kind of production from just their #3 and #6 leading scorer again the upset is in play.

USC had won nine in a row in the head to head meetings with Washington State prior to their 10-point loss on New Year’s Day, covering the number in seven of those wins. This seems like a game where the Trojans get back on track in the series.

Cougars vs Trojans NCAAB Offshore Betting Odds

Offshore SportsbookMoneylineTotalSpread
BetOnlineWSU (3.30) | USC (1.36)131.5WSU+6.5 (1.91) | USC -6.5 (1.91)
BovadaWSU (3.30) | USC (1.36)131.5WSU+6.5 (1.91) | USC -6.5 (1.91)
BetUSWSU (3.35) | USC (1.35)131.5WSU+6.5 (1.91) | USC -6.5 (1.91)
SportsBetting.agWSU (3.30) | USC (1.36)131.5WSU+6.5 (1.91) | USC -6.5 (1.91)
PinnacleWSU (3.34) | USC (1.34)131.5WSU+6.5 (1.97) | USC -6.5 (1.88)
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Washington State vs USC Prediction & Pick

The Trojans are 11-1 at home this season and have covered the number in five straight on their own court. WSU has gone just 1-6 away from Pullman, and although the line is moving away from USC after a -4.5 open the Trojans look like big winners here.

Pick: USC -6.5

Carl Taylor
Carl Taylor

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Carl has sent many a Western Union deposit to offshore sportsbooks over the years, using his knowledge of three decades following sports to get the best lines in the globe. He\\\'s been anxiously waiting for the first off-planet sportsbook as well.

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