Oklahoma Sooners vs USC Trojans Point Spread Picks

Oklahoma lost Trae Young to the NBA, but the Sooners may be better off as they now feature a balanced scoring team and they're off to a great start with an 8-1 record and 7-1-1 ATS. The Sooners won their fourth in a row with a dominating 80-48 win over Wichita State while holding the Shockers to a .242 field goal percentage and four players scored in double figures led by Miles Reynolds and Christian James with 14 apiece. Oklahoma has been playing good defense all season holding opponents to 36.3 percent shooting and just 64.9 points per game. USC has lost its last two games to Nevada and TCU while not coming close to covering in either of them.  The Sooners have covered six of their last seven home games and five of their last against Pac-12 teams. The Trojans are 3-7 ATS their last 10 against teams with winning records. Play Oklahoma.

USC Coach Andy Enfield, probably better known for his "Dunk City" NCAA Tournament team at Florida Gulf Coast has built a strong team at USC. The Trojans are off a pair of losses that have plunged their ranking from the top 10, to #25, so I think for the moment this team is under-valued. Oklahoma is all about freshman sensation Trae Young. Young is leading the country in scoring at 28.7 points per game and third in assists at 8.7 per contest. Oklahoma's problems certainly aren't on offense, and they defend the three-point shot poorly, and UT San Antonio became the fourth team this season to log 80+ against them. USC carries a huge size advantage, and prefers that to the outside game of Oklahoma, especially with the fans on their side in a comfortable setting. Play on USC.