The USC Trojans will travel to Pullman, Washington to face the 19^th-ranked Washington State Cougars at the Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum with the game tipping off at 10:30 PM ET on Thursday night and will air on the Pac-12 Network.

The USC Trojans enter this game in 11^th place in the Pac-12 Conference with a record of 5-11 and an overall record of 11-16 while having won two of their previous three games including a 62-56 win on the road against the UCLA Bruins on Saturday. 

Offensively, USC has been an above-average team as they enter this game averaging 74.22 points per game which is above the national average of 73.75 points per game which also ranks 167^th nationally. However, the Trojans have been one of the worst teams defensively this season as they rank 268^th nationally in points allowed per game with an average of 74.81 points allowed per game. Boogie Ellis has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in scoring with an average of 17 points per game. 

The USC Trojans will look to win their 3^rd game in their last four games when they travel to face the 19^th-ranked Washington State Cougars.

The Washington State Cougars enter this game ranked 19^th in the AP Poll and 21^st in the Coaches Poll with an overall record of 21-7 and are in 2^nd place in the Pac-12 Conference with a conference record of 12-5, however, the Cougars are coming off a 61-73 loss on the road against the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday which also ended their eight-game winning streak. 

The success of Washington State this season can be attributed to their defensive play as they rank 53^rd nationally in points allowed per game with an average of 67 points allowed per game. Offensively, the Cougars rank 139^th nationally with an average of 75.04 points per game. Isaac Jones has played a pivotal role in the success the Cougars have had this season as he leads the team in scoring and rebounds with an average of 15.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. 

The Washington State Cougars will look to bounce back following the loss against the Arizona State Sun Devils when they host the USC Trojans on Thursday night.

JustBet has the Washington State Cougars listed as 7-point favorites at home against the USC Trojans on Thursday night. USC has won eight of the last ten while Washington State has won two of the previous three meetings. The Trojans have covered the spread in six of the last ten while the Cougars have covered the spread in two of the previous three meetings. The USC Trojans are 12-15 ATS overall, 4-6 ATS on the road, 3-8 ATS as an underdog, and 7-9 ATS in conference games this season while the Washington State Cougars are 15-13 ATS overall, 8-6 ATS at home, 9-10 ATS as a favorite, and 10-7 ATS in conference games on the year.

Washington State enters this game with a better record and has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the previous three contests. The Cougars have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series while also having been the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 15-13 ATS overall and 10-7 ATS in conference games while the Trojans are 12-15 ATS overall and 7-9 ATS in conference games which is why I am laying the points with the Washington State Cougars when they host the USC Trojans on Thursday night.