The No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) are underdogs (+1.5) as they attempt to extend a six-game winning streak when they visit the USC Trojans (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Galen Center. The game airs on Big Ten Network. The matchup has an over/under set at 151.5 points.

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USC vs. Wisconsin betting lines

• USC moneyline odds to win: -120
• Wisconsin moneyline odds to win: +100
• Spread: USC (-1.5)
• Total: 151.5

USC statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread last year, USC played worse at home, covering seven times in 15 home games, and six times in 12 road games.
• The Trojans hit the over on the total in a lower percentage of home games (53.3%) than away games (66.7%) last year.
• USC won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 8-4 (.667). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 1-1 (.500).

Recent trends

• On offense, the Trojans have increased their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 80.3 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 77.5 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
• USC’s defense has been less stingy lately, as the team has allowed 72.3 points per game over its last 10 compared to the 71.6 points per game its opponents are averaging this season.
• The Trojans are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 6.7 threes per game and shooting 38.7% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 6.4 makes and 34.9% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

USC betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-10-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 2-5-0)
• O-U-P: 11-5-1 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 2-0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-1)

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Wisconsin statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Wisconsin performed better against the spread at home (9-8-0) than away (3-9-0) last year.
• Badgers games finished above the over/under 76.5% of the time at home (13 of 17) last season, and 58.3% of the time away (seven of 12).
• When moneyline underdogs, the Badgers won the same percentage of games (.333) at home (1-2) and on the road (2-4) last season.

Recent trends

• While the Badgers are scoring 82.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their past 10 games, tallying 79.2 points per contest.
• In its past 10 games, Wisconsin is surrendering 69.6 points per contest, compared to its season average of 70.4 points allowed.
• The Badgers are draining the same number of threes per contest in their past 10 games as their season average (9.3), and they are delivering a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (33.8%) compared to their season mark (34.8%).

Wisconsin betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-8-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
• O-U-P: 11-6-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-2)