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Thursday’s NCAA Basketball Betting Tip Sheet: Pac-12

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The ESPN Network has the Pac-12 covered this Thursday night in college basketball with a pair of 9 p.m. (ET) tips.

Over on ESPN2, the USC Trojans will be on the road against the No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes. Taking center stage on ESPN, the No. 14 Oregon Ducks head to Tempe to face the Arizona State Sun Devils.

USC Trojans at No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes
(ESPN2, 9:00 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: >Colorado -9.5, Total 135
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Odds subject to change

Betting Matchup

A two-game sweep of Washington and Washington State at home has moved the Trojans to 8-5 straight-up in conference play. While they are still 2-3 over their last five Pac-12 games, they have been able to cover against the spread in their last four games. Going back to a win against UCLA on Jan. 11, USC (19-7 SU, 16-10 ATS) has gone 9-2 ATS.

The total has stayed UNDER in six of its last seven games. Daniel Utomi had the hot hand in Saturday’s 70-51 victory over Washington State with a season-high 23 points. The Trojans are averaging 71.8 points per game.

Colorado is tied with Oregon atop the Pac-12 standings at 9-4 SU after beating up on Oregon State 68-47 on Saturday as a slight two-point road favorite. The Buffaloes (20-6 SU, 12-13-1 ATS) have gone 4-1 SU in their last five outings with a 2-3 record ATS. This run started with a 78-57 romp over USC on Feb. 1 as slight 1 ½-point road underdogs.

The total has stayed UNDER in three of the last five games. Tyler Bey ended Saturday’s game with 21 points. The Buffaloes match the Trojans in scoring this season (71.9 PPG) and they are holding teams to 62.2 points a game on defense.

Betting Trends

-- The Trojans are 2-3 SU in their last five road games but they have covered in all five contests. The total has stayed UNDER in seven of their last 10 games on the road.

-- The Buffaloes have won eight of their last nine home games SU with a 5-4 record ATS. The total has gone OVER in nine of their last 10 home games including the last three.

-- With the previous win this season, Colorado was won the past three meetings SU and ATS. It has the slight 6-4 edge (SU and ATS) over the past 10 games between the two. The total has stayed UNDER in the last seven matchups.

No. 14 Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils
(ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: >Oregon -1, Total 142
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Odds subject to change

Betting Matchup

After beating Colorado 68-60 at home last Thursday to tie that season series at one game apiece, the Ducks took care business at home on Sunday with a lopsided 80-62 victory against Utah. They covered in both games as favorites after failing to cover in seven of their previous nine contests. Oregon is 20-6 SU overall with a 15-11 record ATS.

The total has stayed UNDER in three of its last four games. Payton Pritchard ended Sunday’s game with 25 points. The senior guard is the team’s leading scorer (19.5 points) this season. Yet, this was the first time he exceeded that average in his last four starts.

The Sun Devils (17-8 SU, 13-12 ATS) are trying to state their case for a berth in the NCAA Tournament with their current SU five-game winning streak. They moved to 8-4 in conference play with Sunday’s 80-75 road win against California. Arizona State narrowly failed to cover the closing six-point spread to slide to 3-3 ATS over the last six outings.

The total has gone OVER in four of its last five games. Remy Martin scored 15 points in 11 minutes to help seal Sunday’s win. He ended up with 22 points in that game. The junior guard is averaging 19.6 points on the year.

Betting Trends

-- The Ducks have an even 3-3 record in their last six road games SU while going 2-4 ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in seven of their last 10 games played on the road.

-- The Sun Devils are 8-2 SU over their last 10 games at home while covering in three of their last four home contests. The total has stayed UNDER in three of their last five home games.

-- Counting the earlier win in January, Oregon is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games against Arizona State with the 7-3 edge ATS. The total has gone OVER in three of the last four meetings.

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