UCLA vs. USC Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 24

The UCLA Bruins (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) host the USC Trojans (18-9, 7-9 Big Ten) at Pauley Pavilion, tipping off at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. The Trojans are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 151.

In its most recent game on Saturday, UCLA earned a 95-94 OT win over Illinois. Eric Dailey Jr. scored a team-leading 20 points for UCLA in the victory. USC lost its last outing 71-70 against Oregon on Saturday. Chad Baker-Mazara's team-leading 21 points paced USC in the loss.

UCLA vs. USC Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 11 p.m. ET
• Where: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
• Spread favorite: UCLA -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: UCLA -348
• Moneyline underdog: USC +270
• Over/Under: 151 points

How to watch UCLA vs. USC

• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
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Betting the Over/Under: UCLA vs. USC

• UCLA and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Tuesday's over/under of 151 points 12 times this season.
• There have been 17 USC games that finished with a combined score higher than 151 points this season.
• The over/under for the matchup of 151 is 7.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bruins (77.9 points per game) and the Trojans (80.3 points per game).
• The 148.4 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 2.6 less than the 151-point total in this contest.
• UCLA has seen a 149.6 average over/under in its games this season, 1.4 less than the over/under in this contest.
• USC's games have an average over/under of 156.9 points this season, 5.9 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: UCLA vs. USC

• Against the spread, UCLA is 11-16-0 this year.
• The Bruins have been favored by 6.5 points or more 13 times this season and are 6-7 ATS in those contests.
• In USC's 26 games this year, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• The Trojans have an against the spread record of 4-3 in their seven games as an underdog of 6.5 points or more this year.
• UCLA is 15-1 overall, and 8-8 against the spread, at home.
• As a 6.5-point favorite or more at home, UCLA is 6-6 ATS.
• USC is 5-4 overall, and 5-4 against the spread, away from home.
• USC is winless ATS (0-1) on the road as 6.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: UCLA vs. USC

• This season, UCLA has been moneyline favorites 18 times and won 16, or 88.9%, of those games.
• The Bruins are undefeated in 11 games this season when favored by -348 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from UCLA, based on the moneyline, is 77.7%.
• USC has been victorious in three of the nine contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Trojans have a mark of 1-6 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +270 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies USC has a 27% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Dunkel Index Prediction for UCLA vs. USC

• Pick ATS: UCLA (- 6.5)
• Pick OU: Over (151)
  
• Prediction: UCLA 84 - USC 74