The No. 1-seeded USC Trojans will host the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders on Saturday afternoon (4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), in a game oddsmakers seem to think will be over before it starts. Our comprehensive betting preview will detail the odds, stats, and trends to know ahead of the weekend, and also detail our prediction so you can lock in your pick.
Advancing will be a tall order for the Islanders, who punched their ticket to the program’s first March Madness tournament by winning the Southland conference tourney. The Trojans, 27-5 on the season, just took down the Pac-12 championship over fellow powerhouse Stanford.
Does Royce Chadwick’s Corpus Christi squad have the March magic needed to mount this upset? Or, will USC steamroll through the first round en route to its projected Final Four destination? Let’s look at the odds, preview the matchup, and make our prediction for who will advance.
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USC vs. Texas A&M-CC odds
Whoa, Nelly! Early odds have USC as a whopping 32.5-point favorite entering Saturday’s matchup, according to BetMGM.
- Odds: USC (-32.5)
- Date: Saturday, March 23
- Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
- Arena: Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA
