USC at UCLA

USC is well equipped to end a six-game skid against rival UCLA. The Trojans have six players averaging from 10.8-to-12.9 points and are winners of eight of their last nine games. USC has a big frontcourt and a starting backcourt that features two natural point guards who are working well together. Julian Jacobs averages 12.9 points and 5.8 assists, nearly identical numbers to Jordan McLaughlin's 12.9 and 5.2, though the latter is a much more dangerous three-point shooter at 44.6 percent. USC also has two big, productive forwards in Nikola Jovanovic (12.5 points per game, 7.7 rebounds per game) and Bennie Boatwright (12.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg). The Trojans are on a 15-5-1 ATS run. They matchup well with a shaky UCLA squad that has been a money-burner (6-11 ATS) and is just 3-3 straight-up the last six games, losing twice as chalk. And the road team is 15-6 ATS between these crosstown rivals. Play USC.