USC has size up front but March is about guards and defense, and Providence has big edges in both. Providence plays great defense allowing 66.6 points per game, second-best in the Big East behind defending champion Villanova. The USC Trojans are 4-10 ATS against a team with a winning straight-up record. USC finished seventh in the Pac-12 in points allowed, field goal shooting defense and three-point defense. Providence sophomore guard Isaiah Jackson was key during the team's six-game winning streak, averaging almost 11 points on 24-of-37 shooting. Providence is on an 8-2 spread run. USC only had a 35-31 rebound edge in last year's meeting and had twice as many turnovers (12-6). The Trojans shot 54 percent, Providence shot just 40 percent, but the Friars still won, 70-69. Providence had the edge in offensive rebounds, 8-5, too. Play Providence on the moneyline.
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