The Penn State Nittany Lions (13-11) travel to face off against the USC Trojans (13-10) on Tuesday, February 11th. This game will be played at Galen Center in Los Angeles and televised on BTN. Both Penn State and USC will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 ET.

Penn State Nittany Lions vs USC Trojans

The Nittany Lions Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Penn State Nittany Lions Recent Game/Games

Penn State’s season record fell to 13-11 after a 78-54 road loss to UCLA on Saturday. Entering the game as +10.5 point underdogs, the Nittany Lions not only lost but also failed to cover the spread.

Penn State trailed 44-31 at halftime and managed just 23 points in the second half while allowing 34. The total points for the game were 132, falling short of the 140.5 O/U line.

The Trojans Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

USC Trojans Recent Game/Games

The Trojans fell to 13-10 on the season after a 90-72 road loss to Purdue on Friday. Entering the game as +13.5 point underdogs, USC not only lost but failed to cover the spread.

USC trailed 48-36 at halftime and couldn’t close the gap, as both teams scored 36 points in the second half. The game’s total points of 162 exceeded the O/U line of 145.5.

Nittany Lions Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, Penn State’s offense struggled, scoring just 54 points with a field goal percentage of 38% and an effective field goal percentage of 44%. They connected on only 5 of 21 three-point attempts, shooting 23.8% from beyond the arc, but were efficient at the free-throw line, hitting 91.7% of their shots (11/12).

Kobe Johnson led the team with 15 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 58.3% from the field despite missing all 3 of his three-point attempts. Skyy Clark, Zach Hicks, and Sebastian Mack each contributed 14 points, with Clark hitting 85.7% of his shots and 66.7% from three-point range.

Trojans Offense Breakdown

USC’s offense put up 72 points in their last game, shooting 41.3% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 44.4%, with a strong 59.5% shooting inside the arc. However, they struggled from deep, hitting just 4 of 26 three-point attempts for a 15.4% success rate.

Wesley Yates III led the way with 30 points, going 11 for 22 from the field and 2 for 6 from three. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 24 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 66.7% overall. USC also had issues at the free-throw line, connecting on just 55.2% of their attempts.

Nittany Lions Team Defense

Despite Penn State’s defensive struggles, allowing 78 points on 47% shooting, they managed to limit damage from beyond the arc, holding their opponent to just 5 made threes on 19 attempts (26%).

The Nittany Lions sent their opponent to the free-throw line 15 times, where they converted 11 attempts (73%). Penn State also gave up 12 offensive rebounds in the game.

Trojans Team Defense

Despite Penn State’s defensive struggles, allowing 78 points on 47% shooting, they did manage to limit their opponent’s three-point success, holding them to just 5 made threes on 19 attempts (26%).

From the free-throw line, Penn State sent their opponent to the stripe 15 times, where they converted 11 attempts (73%). The Nittany Lions also gave up 12 offensive rebounds in the game.

Nittany Lions vs Trojans Trends

• When looking at their past five road matchups, Penn State has an ATS record of 3-2 while averaging 67 per game. The team went 0-5 overall in these games.
• In their last five home games, USC has averaged 75 points per game while allowing 78. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-3 while going 3-2.
• Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Penn State has an ATS mark of 4-1 while going 0-5 straight up.
• The last ten games that USC was favored, they have an ATS mark of 4-6 while going 8-2 straight up.

Nittany Lions vs Trojans Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Trojans vs. Trojans game, we suggest taking the Trojans at -4.5. Even though our predictions have the Trojans winning 75-72, we see the Nittany Lions as the better choice on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 151.5, and our model predicts the Nittany Lions and Trojans to score a combined 147 points. We recommend betting on the under.

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