It is said in college basketball that it is difficult to beat a good team three times in a season.
truth? It is difficult to defeat a good team once.
The only rematch in this year’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 will be between the Southern California Trojans and the Oregon Ducks. They were scheduled to meet twice in the regular season, but one of them was postponed and eventually disappeared due to a COVID stoppage. They had their first meeting on February 22 in Los Angeles and the Trojans blew Oregon to the Gallon Center 72-58.
Oregon converted just 40 percent of his 2-point shots, even on a night when All-American USC freshman Evan Mbale did not earn a block. The duck was wreaking havoc on the mandis.
It all seems that night was still the same: the players who gave USC such a height and length advantage are still available. But games are rarely so predictable, and the incentive for ducks to find solutions to their problems is greater now.
It is hard to win any NCAA tournament game, even if a team has already won that game, so to speak.
Here’s everything you need to know about placing bets on USC vs. Oregon in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, including updated odds, trends, and our prediction for the Sweet 16 game.
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USC vs. Oregon Odds
- Spread: 2.5 to Southern California
- over under: 139
- money Line: Southern California-142, Oregon +120
Three betting trends to watch
– In the only prior meeting between the two, USC entered and won as a 3.5-point favorite, 72-58.
– USC is favored in all three games since January. 1. The Trojans preferred 13–8 ATS during that period, including 2–0 in the NCAAS.
– Oregon has won six of its last seven ATSs, but this is only the Duck’s fifth game as an underdog. They were 2–2 and straight up 2–2 in the other four games ATS.
USC Key Players
Evan Mobley ranks among the tournament’s most talented players, a versatile 7-0 big man who is effective as a face-up shooter and devastating as a shot-blocker. He is particularly effective on the ball, taking down his own man’s efforts. His brother Isaiah is a year-ahead, 6-11, 235-pound forward who primarily focuses on rebounding, but had a humiliating game against Kansas in the second round, making 3-point 4-of-5 with only 16. The whole year after the scuffle. Wing Drew Peterson gives Ivan Mabbi a target for an inside-out pass and is dangerous as a spot-up shooter. Guard Tah Iddi, an effective 3-point shooter and Lane’s insistent entry, is the most sustained presence in the backcourt.
Oregon Key Players
The Ducks have five players who lead double-scoring, led by 6-6 Wing’s Chris Duttart, who is a threat to score at all three levels. Power forward Eugene Omoruyi was transferred from the Rutgers as the Scarlet Knights were getting closer to moving around their schedule, and after sitting out last season it has become a physical presence that the Duck team needs to take out as a Versatile inside-out scorers were needed. Guard LJ Figuro has had a major contribution in his first year after relocating from Rutgers, including 21 points and five 3-pointers in Iowa’s second-round destruction.
Best Individual Matchup: e. Mobley vs Omorui
When Oregon first played the Trojans, Evan Mabbi did not ring in large numbers, but the size of the Trojans punished Oregon, especially on the boards (39–25 USC advantage). Omorui was 3 to 10 for nine points in that one. If this happens this time, it would mean that they are ducked. Mobley’s ability to cover the field and protect the rim at his size makes him a nightmare for Omoruyi, but the duck veteran gains a strength and experience and uses those qualities to his advantage. Does matter.
USC vs. Oregon State to know
Due to a knee injury in December, Oregon lost a shot-block threat, center N’Fayle Dante. The team’s season in blocks is now at 94. Ivan Mbeli has blocked 93 shots himself.
Go to find out … Chris Duarte
Duert’s journey in Oregon has been amazing, taking him from his home in the Dominican Republic to high school basketball at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy, NY, from his home in the northwestern Florida State Junior College. He planned to move to Western Kentucky, but had an issue with transferring credits from his school back home, so he became a national junior college player of the year and an attractive target for big-time basketball programs. It took him longer than expected; Duterte believed he could prepare for the NBA draft after a single D-1 season, but he missed the end of last season with an injury, averaging only 12.9 points and scoring 33.6 percentage points. Done. He had to get better. And this year, he was performing at an All-America level: 17 points per game, 42.8 percent deep shooting, 1.8 steals.
USC vs. Oregon Prediction
The absence of a true position player in the Iowa game was evident in Iowa’s game, with Sporting News Player of the Year Luca Garza overwhelming the Duck for 36 points on 20 of 14 shooting. But they made a bet that they could trick the Hawkeyes into games and end-to-end games and affect their physical strength on the result. And they were right. It is unlikely to work against the Trojans, which according to KenPom.com ranked 236th in tempo and have no reason to hurry themselves into it. They want a semicircular game so that their size and front end remain the deciding factor.
final score: USC 70, Oregon 67
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