An Elite 8 battle features the No. 1 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-0) and the No. 6 seed USC Trojans (22-7) squaring off with a spot in the Final Four on the line on Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Gonzaga is a 8.5-point favorite in the NCAA Tournament West Region bracket final, which begins at 7:15 PM ET on TBS.

In their last game, the Bulldogs picked up a 83-65 win over Creighton and covered the 12.5-point spread they were favored by . The teams hit the under on the 159 point total set by oddsmakers. Drew Timme racked up a team-high 22 points in the victory on Sunday.

Isaiah White led the way for the Trojans with a team-high 22 points last time out as they picked up a 82-68 win over Oregon and covered the 2-point spread as favorites. The teams combined to go over the 139 point total set for the matchup.

USC at Gonzaga: Betting odds, spread and lines

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Lines last updated at 6 PM ET on March 30, 2021.

  • Money line: USC +333 (bet $100 to win $333) | Gonzaga -450 (bet $450 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: USC +8.5 (-110) | Gonzaga -8.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under: 152 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Gonzaga: Three things to know

  • The Bulldogs scoring leader is Corey Kispert, who contributes 19.0 points per game. Kispert is the top three-point shooter for the team, knocking down 2.9 per game.
  • The Bulldogs put up 26.9 more points per game (91.8) than the Trojans give up (64.9).
  • Gonzaga is 29-0 overall and 15-0-2 against the spread when scoring more than 64.9 points.

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USC: Three things to know

  • Evan Mobley leads the Trojans in points and rebounds. He scores 16.3 points per game while also adding 8.8 rebounds.
  • The Trojans put up an average of 74.9 points per game, 6.3 more points than the 68.6 the Bulldogs give up to opponents.
  • In games when it scores more than 68.6 points, USC is 16-0-1 against the spread and 20-2 overall.

USC at Gonzaga: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Gonzaga 79, USC 71

Money line

BetMGM and the model both agree that the Gonzaga Bulldogs are the money line favorite in this game.

Against the spread (ATS)

The line for this game set by BetMGM and the model’s prediction are essentially the same (within 0.5 points of each other).

Over/Under (O/U)

The model predicts a total 2 points lower than the one set by BetMGM for this matchup.

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