Michigan Wolverines vs USC Trojans NCAAB Betting Prediction
PublishedJanuary 4, 2025,            Posted By: Maria Uebelhor
Last updated:January 4, 2025 ,

Michigan Wolverines vs USC Trojans Prediction 1/4/2025

The Michigan Wolverines (10-3) travel to face off against the USC Trojans (9-4) on Saturday, January 4th. This game will be played at Galen Center in Los Angeles and televised on FOX. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Michigan Wolverines vs USC Trojans

The Wolverines Are Coming Off A Win

Michigan improved to 10-3 on the season with a dominant 112-64 win over Western Kentucky on Sunday. The Wolverines, playing at home, entered the game as -21.5 point favorites and covered the spread comfortably.

Michigan led 59-31 at halftime and continued their strong play in the second half, scoring 53 points while allowing just 33. The game’s total points of 176 exceeded the over/under line of 159.5.

The Trojans Are Coming Off A Win

USC Trojans Recent Game/Games

USC improved to 9-4 on the season with an 82-51 win over Southern on Sunday. The Trojans, who were -15.5 favorites, covered the spread with the win.

USC led 41-27 at halftime and matched that output in the 2nd half while holding Southern to 24 points. The game’s total points of 133 fell short of the O/U line of 144.5.

Wolverines Offense Breakdown

Michigan’s offense exploded for 112 points in their last game, fueled by 19 made threes on 47.5% shooting from deep. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 65.6%, with an overall field goal percentage of 51.6%.

Vladislav Goldin was nearly perfect, hitting 7 of 8 shots, including 2 threes, while Nimari Burnett knocked down 5 of 7 from beyond the arc. The Wolverines also connected on 77.1% of their free throws, going 27 for 35 from the line.

Trojans Offense Breakdown

USC put up 82 points in their last game, shooting 48% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 54%. They hit 54.5% of their two-point attempts, while connecting on 35.3% from beyond the arc, making 6 of 17 threes.

The Trojans were strong at the free-throw line, hitting 80% on 28 of 35 attempts, and added 9 offensive rebounds. Chibuzo Agbo led the way with 18 points, hitting 4 of 8 threes, while Josh Cohen added 17 points in just 14 minutes, shooting 80% from the field.

Wolverines Team Defense

Despite Michigan’s defensive struggles, they managed to hold their opponent to 64 points. The Wolverines allowed 51% shooting from the field, with 14 of those baskets coming from two-point range at a 58% clip.

From beyond the arc, Michigan’s opponent hit 19 threes on 40 attempts, shooting 47%. They also went to the free-throw line 35 times, making 27 for a 77% success rate. Michigan gave up 14 offensive rebounds in the game.

Trojans Team Defense

Despite Michigan’s defensive struggles, they managed to hold their opponent to 64 points. The Wolverines allowed a 51% shooting performance, with their opponent hitting 33 of 64 shots.

From beyond the arc, Michigan’s opponent shot 47%, making 19 of 40 three-pointers. They also went 27/35 from the free-throw line, a 77% success rate. Michigan gave up 14 offensive rebounds.

Wolverines vs Trojans Trends

  • Across their ten previous road games, Michigan has an ATS mark of 3-7. Their straight up record in these matchups was 3-7 while averaging 67 points per game.
  • In their last three games at home, the Trojans have a straight up record of 1-2 while going 1-2 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 69 points per game in these contests.
  • The last three games that USC was the underdog, they have an ATS mark of 1-2 while going 1-2 straight up.
  • Across their last five matchups as the betting favorite, the Wolverines have an overall record of 3-2 while going 2-3 against the spread.

Wolverines vs Trojans Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +5.5, we have the Trojans as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 151.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the under.

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