The USC Trojans and the Boston College Eagles will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Hubert Humphrey Metrodome in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Trojans listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Eagles, while the game's total is sitting at 136.
Southern Cal upset Arizona State in the Pac-10 title game, punching its ticket to the national tournament with a 66-63 win at STAPLES Center on Saturday.
USC covered as a 1.5-point underdog while the final score played over the 120.5-point total.
Boston College fell 66-65 to Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament last Friday, as 10.5-point underdogs. That game's 131 points went UNDER the psoted total of 145.
Tyrese Rice had 17 points, three rebounds, and four assists in a losing effort.
Team records:
USC: 21-12 SU, 17-14 ATS
Boston College: 22-11 SU, 15-12-1 ATS
USC most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
After playing Arizona State are 5-5
After a win are 7-3<\/p>\n
Boston College most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
After playing Duke are 6-2
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
USC is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
USC is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of USC's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston College's last 5 games<\/p>\n