Pac-10 Tip Sheet
By Brad Young
**Southern Cal at Arizona**
-Las Vegas Sports Consultants installed Arizona as a five-point home ‘chalk’ over Southern Cal, with the total set at 134. ESPN will provide coverage of this contest beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET.
-Southern Cal (17-9 straight up, 15-8 against the spread) is riding a two-game SU and ATS winning streak after routing Oregon State Saturday as a 17-point home favorite, 81-53.
-The Trojans never looked back after entering halftime with a 43-16 advantage, finishing the contest by shooting 49 percent (27-of-55) from the field. Guard O.J. Mayo paced the offense with 21 points and five rebounds, while Dwight Lewis added 14 and four.
-Southern Cal is 8-4 SU and 9-3 ATS on the road, winning those affairs by an average score of 69-62.
-Arizona (17-10 SU, 13-11 ATS) snapped a two-game losing skid by upending Washington State Saturday as a 6 ½-point road underdog, 65-55.
-The Wildcats connected at a 50-percent clip (23-of-46), led by Chase Budinger’s 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Freshman Jerryd Bayless scored all 20 of his points after halftime. Arizona’s defense limited the Cougars to just 34 percent shooting (17-of-50).
-The Wildcats maintain an 11-4 SU and 6-7 ATS home ledger, winning those matchups by an average score of 76-66.
-USC had beaten Arizona three times in a row SU and four consecutive contests ATS before the Wildcats prevailed Jan. 31 as a 3 ½-point road underdog, 80-69.
-USC guard Daniel Hackett (back) is expected to play limited minutes versus the Wildcats. Arizona guard Nic Wise (knee) and forward Bret Brielmaier (shoulder) are ‘out.’
**Washington at Stanford**
-Caesars Palace opened Stanford as an 11-point home favorite over Washington, with no total posted. This contest is slated to start at 10:00 p.m. ET.
-Washington (15-13 SU, 11-16 ATS) had strung together back-to-back SU and ATS victories before falling to Arizona State Saturday as a five-point home ‘chalk,’ 77-63.
-The Huskies dominated the boards, 40-27, but lost after managing to shoot just 36 percent (22-of-62). Forward Jon Brockman had a solid effort in a losing cause by scoring 21 points while grabbing 15 rebounds.
-Washington has struggled to a 3-7 SU and 4-6 ATS road record, dropping those affairs by an average score of 74-69.
-Stanford (22-4 SU, 13-12 ATS) improved to 4-1 SU its last five games after beating rival California Sunday as a 10 ½-point home ‘chalk,’ 79-69. The Cardinal are just 1-3 ATS the past four games.
-Stanford prevailed by shooting 47 percent (25-of-53) from the field while limiting the Golden Bears to 40 percent (25-of-63). Cardinal guard Anthony Goods led the way with 20 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while Brook Lopez added 15 and nine rebounds.
-Stanford is now 14-1 SU and 6-8 ATS on its home court, winning those affairs by an average score of 73-55.
-The Cardinal beat Washington Jan. 31 as a two-point road favorite, 65-51. The Huskies had covered the previous three meetings in this series.
**UCLA at Arizona State**
-LVSC lists UCLA as a 7½-point road ‘chalk’ over Arizona State, with the total set at 127. This contest is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. ET.
-UCLA (24-3 SU, 16-8 ATS) has put together three consecutive victories SU after beating Oregon Saturday as a 14-point home favorite, 75-65. The Bruins had covered their last two outings before failing to do so versus the Ducks.
-UCLA entered halftime trailing Oregon, 34-31, but prevailed by shooting 50 percent (26-of-52) for the game. Four of the five starters reached double digits in scoring, led by Darren Collison’s 17 points and Kevin Love’s 15 and 11 rebounds.
-The Bruins are 10-1 SU and 8-2 ATS away from home, winning those contests by an average score of 71-62.
-Arizona State (17-9 SU, 12-10 ATS) snapped a two-game SU and ATS losing slid by beating Washington Saturday as a five-point road underdog, 77-63.
-The Sun Devils triumphed by shooting a blistering 52 percent (25-of-48) from the field. Guard James Harden led all scorers with 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting while grabbing eight rebounds.
-Arizona State owns a 12-3 SU and 7-4 ATS home record, winning those games by an average score of 72-57.
-UCLA is 5-0 SU but 1-4 ATS the past five meetings with Arizona State after winning Jan. 31 as a 13 ½-point home ‘chalk,’ 84-51.
-UCLA forward Nikola Dragovic (groin) is ‘questionable’ versus the Sun Devils.
**Washington State at California**
-LVSC installed Washington State as a 3½-point road favorite over California, with the total set at 132. FOX Sports Net will provide coverage of this contest beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET.
-Washington State (21-6 SU, 12-12 ATS) takes the court for the first time since falling to Arizona Saturday as a 6 ½-point home ‘chalk,’ 65-55. The Cougars entered that contest riding a four-game SU and ATS winning streak.
-Wazzu is 12-2 SU and 7-5 ATS on the road, prevailing by an average score of 67-58.
-California (15-10 SU, 11-10 ATS) dropped to 1-3 SU its last four games after Sunday’s setback to Stanford. The Golden Bears have covered their last two games.
-Cal finished the Stanford game by shooting 40 percent (25-of-63) from the field, but did outrebound the Cardinal, 33-31. Forward Ryan Anderson had a solid effort with 15 points and 15 rebounds in the loss.
-The Golden Bears are 10-6 SU and 5-7 ATS at home, winning those matchups by an average score of 81-74.
-Wazzu had won back-to-back games against Cal SU and ATS before falling Jan. 31 as a 10-point home ‘chalk,’ 69-64.
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