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No. 12 Oregon Ducks host the USC Trojans at the Matthew Knight Arena on January 23 as part of the night’s Pac-12 Conference action. Oregon wants to start a winning streak following a close victory last Saturday while looks to extend their winning streak to four. The Ducks are currently third in the conference at 4-2 and 15-4 overall while the Trojans sits first at 4-1 and 15-3 overall.

Oregon is coming off a 64-61 overtime victory against the Washington Huskies last Saturday. G Payton Pritchard had himself a night with 22 points, three rebounds and three assists to lead the Ducks to the much-needed win. F Chandler Lawson came off the bench to give Oregon a boost with his 16 points, 12 boards and three assists. Oregon put on the comeback in the second half to force overtime with clutch shots coming from Pritchard. He also hit the game-winning three with 3.2 seconds left in the game to give the No. 12 in the nation the victory.

For the season, the Ducks are averaging 76.6 points and 37.0 rebounds per game. They are shooting 47.5% from the field, which is good, 38.1% from deep and 67.1% from the free throw line, which needs improvement. Their defense, on the other hand, only lets opponents score 66.9 points per game. Nevertheless, they are undefeated in 10 home games this season and they are 12-7 ATS. Oregon is also 9-2 SU in their last 11 games.

Oregon Ducks vs USC Trojans Predictions 1/23/2020

As for USC, they are on a three-game winning streak following an impressive 82-78 overtime win against Stanford Cardinal last Saturday. The Trojans came from behind to force overtime courtesy of G Elijah Weaver’s game-tying three at the end of regulation. Along with G Jonah Matthews, the two players stepped up big in overtime to win the game. Weaver had 13 points off the bench while Matthews had a team-high 19 points with five rebounds and three assists.

The Trojans’ offense has been very good this season as they are averaging 74.0 points per game while shooting 44.2% from the field, 35.6 from threes and 66.4 from the charity stripe. Their defense is equally good as they are letting opponents score just 67.4 points per game this season. As they visit Oregon on Thursday, it should be noted that USC are 4-1 away this season and 10-8 ATS. They are also 9-2 SU in their last 11 games but are just 4-6 in their last 10 meetings against the Ducks.

Oregon Ducks vs USC Trojans. The NCAA-B Men’s Pick for this match is the Oregon Ducks -9.5. It’s a tough game to predict but the Ducks are ranked for a reason. They are really good team, offensively and defensively. The difference is that Oregon plays this game at home against USC, and they are 10-0 this season at Matthew Knight Arena. Prediction is a close 72-70 win for the Ducks.

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