USC Trojans vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 3/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Washington Huskies

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN+

The USC Trojans (18-11) are hitting the road to Alaska Airlines Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Washington Huskies (14-15).

The USC Trojans faced Nebraska and ended up losing by a score of 82-67 in their last game. USC ended the contest having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 51) and knocked down 4 of their 21 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Trojans converted 17 of their 18 shots for a rate of 94.4%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 20 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of defending, USC allowed 44.1% from the field on 30 of 68 shooting. Nebraska recorded 20 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Nebraska snagged 38 boards (15 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Nebraska shot 93.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 15 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 23 tries from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Trojans walked away with 15 while Nebraska totaled 17 fouls.

Alijah Arenas is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes. He was on the court for 23 minutes but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He accounted for 14 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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USC heads into this one with a mark of 18-11 for the campaign. They have an average of 79.2 points per contest (104th in the nation) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor. The Trojans are shooting 31.8% on 3-pointers (181 of 570) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, USC is grabbing 36.7 boards per game and has racked up 439 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 125th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Trojans are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 21.0 fouls. They are giving up 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 262nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.9). The Trojans are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (765 of 1,786) and they relinquish 33.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 235th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 420 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Washington Huskies took a loss by a score of 90-73 when they faced Wisconsin. With respect to how they rebounded, Washington allowed Wisconsin to pull down 34 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 44.7% from distance by shooting 17 of 38 and ended up shooting 5 of 5 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Huskies permitted Wisconsin to bury 34 out of their 74 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.9% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Huskies shot 29 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Washington buried 4 of 18 tries (22.2%). They were able to make 11 of those for a clip of 68.8%. Wisconsin earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Huskies were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in the matchup.

Hannes Steinbach was important for the Huskies for this contest. He buried 8 of 11 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and earned 11 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Washington has a win-loss record of 14-15 this year. The Huskies are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per game (212th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game. Washington has scored 2,210 pts for the season (76.2 per game) and they average 36.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Huskies are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 149th in college.

The Huskies on defense are ranked 147th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.7. They are forcing 9.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (141st in the nation). The Washington defense allows 33.2% on 3-pointers (217 of 653) and their opponents are making 72.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.3 assists and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 88th and 66th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC

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