TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH
#842 WASHINGTON ST (-7) over USC at 10:30 PM EST
In a bad mood off that 12-point loss at Arizona State, Washington State will return home to Beasley Coliseum and manhandle visiting USC. The Trojans (11-16, 5-11) enter this Pac-12 battle off a huge rivalry road win over the Bruins and this will be a huge emotional flat spot for the Men of Troy.
Even though Wazzu won the first meeting between these two teams back on January 10th, the Cougars 2-13 SU and 5-10 ATS mark in the last 15 meetings will keep them focused on the task at hand. Washington State has actually played very well at home lately, notching a respectable 27-5 SU and 20-12 ATS record in its last 32 battles. In this setting facing a foe that is not off a blemish of four points or more, head coach Kyle Smith and his boys improve to a rewarding 18-5 SU and 17-6 ATS including an elite 12-0 SU and 11-1 ATS provided their opponent owns a team won/loss percentage less than .680.
Kudos to USC for upsetting UCLA in its last contest. However, backing a Trojans bunch that owns a dismal 12-19 SU and ATS record in their last 31 games isn’t going to happen anytime soon. Even worse, in that run arriving with momentum off a SU and ATS win, head coach Andy Enfield and his kids fall to a miserable 2-8 SU and ATS including a horrible 0-6 SU and ATS provided they are priced as an underdog or a favorite of -4 or less. Also, in true road games stepping up in class and fighting a foe that holds a team won/loss percentage of .701 or better, USC sports a feeble 3-17 SU and 6-14 ATS tally in its last 20 provided the Trojans hold a team won/loss percentage less than .701. In this setting rolling with revenge of any kind, the Trojans slip to a rough 1-16 SU and 4-13 ATS.
Sitting in second place in the Pac-12 and with their final three games at home, the Cougars are in prime position to steal the conference title provided they can win out. Take Washington State. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
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