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

No. 21 USC (20-4) hosts No. 12 UCLA (17-4) Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Here’s how to watch, odds, ESPN BPI predictions and KenPom game predictions as well for both teams ahead of Saturday’s Pac-12 rivalry clash.

How to watch No. 12 UCLA at No. 21 USC

Time: 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT

Channel: ESPN3

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Odds

While the line is close, the Bruins have maintained as favorites since around 6:30 p.m. ET Friday night, according to VI’s consensus line movements. These odds are current as of 9:30 a.m. ET Saturday morning.

Money line: UCLA -130, USC +110.

Spread: UCLA -2, -110. USC +2, -110.

Total: Over/Under 137, -110.

Check out the rest of Vegas’ odds ahead of Monday’s college game day slate.

ESPN BPI predictions 

Matchup quality: 94.3%

Win probability: UCLA, 58.5%

Predicted point differential: 2.2

‘The College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Strength of Record (SOR) is a measure of team accomplishment based on how difficult a team’s W-L record is to achieve. 

Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day’s rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections. Numbers update daily,’ per ESPN.

For the rest of ESPN’s BPI predictions, click here.

KenPom predictions

Score prediction: UCLA 70, USC 67. 

Win probability: UCLA, 59%. 

Check out the rest of KenPom’s predictions for No. 12 UCLA at No. 21 USC here.

No. 12 UCLA vs. No. 21 USC Preview

College basketball in Los Angeles is white hot right now, and now it’s time to decide which team can take bragging rights into March ahead of their second regular season matchup.

The Bruins are led by star guard Johnny Juzang, who averages 18.1 points per game on a 45.5 percent clip while averaging almost 33 minutes per outing. The 6-foot-7 junior is coming off a 23-point performance in a 79-70 win over Stanford on Tuesday. Juzang contributed with a huge four-point play that turned the tipped the game in favor of UCLA, not to mention 16 points from teammate Jaime Jaquez.

For USC, they jumped out to a 13-0 start to the season, but are now 7-4 in their last 11, which has pushed them 2.5 games behind No. 4 Arizona (11-1, Pac-12) in the conference standings. UCLA sits half a game ahead of the Trojans and are tied for seconds with the Oregon Ducks (9-3, Pac-12).