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Arizona at USC: How to watch, odds, score predictions from ESPN, KenPom

Nikki Chavanelleby:Nikki Chavanelle03/01/22

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Team captain Chevez Goodwin with two of his game-high 24 points in the Trojans win over the Washington Huskies.
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No. 2 Arizona and No. 16 USC battle it out as just one of many intriguing matchups going down on Tuesday night. Ahead of tipoff, here is how to watch Arizona (25-3) at USC (25-4), in addition to predictions from both ESPN and KenPom, and the Las Vegas odds.

How to watch Arizona at USC

Time: 11 p.m. ET

Location: Galen Center

Network: ESPN

Vegas odds

According to VegasInsider, the Wildcats are 4.5-point favorites on the road on Tuesday night. The over/under for the game is 150.

ESPN BPI prediction

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) measures team strength and predicts future performances across the sport. The BPI prediction from ESPN has Arizona with a 69.1% chance of earning a victory over USC on Tuesday night. It’s one of the most competitive games of the night’s slate, which also features Purdue-Wisconsin and Michigan-Michigan State.

Projected winner: Arizona

Predicted point differential: 5.5

Matchup Quality: 88.3

KenPom prediction

KenPom is another tool used to predict and project college basketball results. Like ESPN, KenPom projects Arizona taking the win on the road in a hard-fought battle.

Predicted winner: Arizona

Predicted final score: Arizona 77, USC 73

Win probability (for Arizona): 66%

Arizona faces USC in Pac-12 after dark action

Despite a shocking upset against Colorado over the weekend, the Arizona Wildcats find themselves still in the top-3 with a road matchup versus USC on Tuesday night.

Saturday was a huge day for upsets, likely taking some heat off Arizona after the 79-63 loss. Gonzaga, Auburn, Purdue, Kansas and Kentucky all also lost, marking the first time in the AP Poll era (1948) that the top six teams lost on the same day.

The USC Trojans, meanwhile, are coming off of a clutch one-point win over Oregon. Along with the Wildcats, USC is locked in to represent with Pac-12 in the NCAA tournament. Drew Peterson posted 24 points and 10 rebounds on Saturday and will need to have a big game again on Tuesday versus USC.